SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003
(Main)Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Land Mobile Service; Radio equipment for analogue and/or digital communication (speech and/or data) and operating on narrow band channels and having an antenna connector; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
General Information
- Abstract
To incorporate the text and tables corresponding to the sought change of status of the standard
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 28-Feb-2003
- Technical Committee
- RES - Radio equipment and systems
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Mar-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Mar-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Mar-2003
- Mandate
- M/284
Overview
SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003 is a harmonized European standard produced by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST) in collaboration with ETSI, addressing Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM) for land mobile radio equipment. The standard specifies essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC), ensuring that radio equipment for analogue and/or digital communication using narrow band channels with an antenna connector minimizes interference and optimally utilizes the radio spectrum from 30 MHz to 3 GHz.
Designed as Part 2 of a multi-part standard, this document focuses on establishing the necessary regulatory framework for conformity assessment, facilitating the mutual recognition of compliant products throughout Europe. It applies to land mobile service equipment, including both speech and data communication devices, and encompasses base stations, mobile stations, and qualified handportable devices.
Key Topics
- Radio Spectrum Management: Ensures efficient use of the radio spectrum and prevents harmful interference by mandating strict performance criteria for transmitters and receivers in narrowband land mobile communication systems.
- Technical Requirements: Details essential transmitter and receiver specifications such as frequency accuracy, maximum power output, adjacent channel power, spurious emissions, intermodulation attenuation, sensitivity, selectivity, and blocking.
- Test Methods and Measurement: Defines standardized test suites and procedures for verification of compliance, including requirements for environmental profiles, test sample selection, and measurement uncertainties.
- Regulatory Compliance: Aligns radio equipment design and testing with the requirements of the R&TTE Directive article 3.2. This alignment is crucial for CE marking and lawful market access within the European Union and EEA.
- Types of Covered Equipment:
- Base stations with antenna connectors
- Mobile stations with antenna connectors
- Handportable stations with or without external antenna connectors but featuring accessible RF connectors
Applications
The practical scope of SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003 includes:
- Private Mobile Radio (PMR) Systems: Facilitating reliable analogue and digital voice/data communications in sectors like public safety, utilities, transportation, and industrial operations.
- Narrowband Land Mobile Equipment: Supporting services requiring robust operation in congested spectrum environments, such as taxi fleets, emergency dispatch, and logistics.
- Equipment Certification and Market Access: Manufacturers and integrators rely on this standard to demonstrate compliance with essential requirements, enabling CE marking and free movement of goods within Europe.
- Testing Laboratories and Assessors: Provides a unified framework for conformity testing, ensuring consistency and repeatability in measurement results and helping regulatory bodies verify product claims.
By adhering to these requirements, manufacturers enhance interoperability, promote efficient spectrum use, and minimize cross-system interference, which is pivotal for mission-critical and commercial field communications.
Related Standards
- SIST EN 301 166-1: Specifies the technical characteristics and methods of measurement for the same category of radio equipment.
- ETSI EN 301 489: EMC standard for radio products, referenced for additional compliance under article 3.1(b) of the R&TTE Directive.
- Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive): Core legislative basis for regulating radio equipment across Europe.
- ETSI TR 100 028: Provides guidance on measurement uncertainty estimation for mobile radio equipment.
- Other Directives Cited:
- Directive 98/34/EC (technical standards procedure)
- Directive 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive)
- Directive 73/23/EEC (Low Voltage Directive)
Together, these standards form a modular regulatory environment that supports manufacturers, conformity assessment bodies, and users in maintaining high levels of electromagnetic compatibility and efficient spectrum management for land mobile radio systems.
Keywords: electromagnetic compatibility, radio spectrum, land mobile service, analogue/digital communication, narrow band, antenna connector, R&TTE Directive, CE marking, PMR, conformity assessment, EMC, regulatory compliance.
Relations
- Effective Date
- 01-Dec-2009
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Land Mobile Service; Radio equipment for analogue and/or digital communication (speech and/or data) and operating on narrow band channels and having an antenna connector; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive". This standard covers: To incorporate the text and tables corresponding to the sought change of status of the standard
To incorporate the text and tables corresponding to the sought change of status of the standard
SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.060.20 - Receiving and transmitting equipment; 33.100.01 - Electromagnetic compatibility in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.2.1:2007. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 1999/5/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/284. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Land Mobile Service; Radio equipment for analogue and/or digital communication (speech and/or data) and operating on narrow band channels and having an antenna connector; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive33.100.01Elektromagnetna združljivost na splošnoElectromagnetic compatibility in general33.060.20Sprejemna in oddajna opremaReceiving and transmitting equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 166-2 Version 1.1.1SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003en01-marec-2003SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSI ETSI EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1 (2001-12) 3 Contents Intellectual Property Rights.5 Foreword.5 Introduction.6 1 Scope.8 2 References.8 3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations.9 3.1 Definitions.9 3.2 Symbols.9 3.3 Abbreviations.9 4 Technical specifications.9 4.1 Environmental profile.10 4.2 Transmitter requirements.10 4.2.1 Frequency error.10 4.2.1.1 Definition.10 4.2.1.2 Limit.10 4.2.1.3 Method of measurement.10 4.2.2 Maximum power (PX) (conducted).10 4.2.2.1 Definition.10 4.2.2.2 Limit.10 4.2.2.3 Method of measurement.10 4.2.3 Maximum effective radiated power.10 4.2.3.1 Definition.10 4.2.3.2 Limit.10 4.2.3.3 Method of measurement.10 4.2.4 Adjacent channel power.11 4.2.4.1 Definition.11 4.2.4.2 Limit.11 4.2.4.3 Method of measurement.11 4.2.5 Spurious emissions.11 4.2.5.1 Definition.11 4.2.5.2 Limit.11 4.2.5.3 Method of measurement.11 4.2.6 Intermodulation attenuation.11 4.2.6.1 Definition.11 4.2.6.2 Limit.11 4.2.6.3 Method of measurement.11 4.2.7 Transient power.11 4.2.7.1 Definition.11 4.2.7.2 Limit.11 4.2.7.3 Method of measurement.11 4.3 Receiver requirements.12 4.3.1 Maximum usable sensitivity.12 4.3.1.1 Definition.12 4.3.1.2 Limit.12 4.3.1.3 Method of measurement.12 4.3.2 Co-channel rejection.12 4.3.2.1 Definition.12 4.3.2.2 Limit.12 4.3.2.3 Method of measurement.12 4.3.3 Adjacent channel selectivity.12 4.3.3.1 Definition.12 4.3.3.2 Limit.12 4.3.3.3 Method of measurement.12 SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003
ETSI ETSI EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1 (2001-12) 4 4.3.4 Spurious response rejection.13 4.3.4.1 Definition.13 4.3.4.2 Limit.13 4.3.4.3 Method of measurement.13 4.3.5 Intermodulation response rejection.13 4.3.5.1 Definition.13 4.3.5.2 Limit.13 4.3.5.3 Method of measurement.13 4.3.6 Blocking or desensitization.13 4.3.6.1 Definition.13 4.3.6.2 Limit.13 4.3.6.3 Method of measurement.13 4.3.7 Spurious radiations.13 4.3.7.1 Definition.13 4.3.7.2 Limit.14 4.3.7.3 Method of measurement.14 5 Testing for compliance with technical requirements.14 5.1 Environmental conditions for testing.14 5.1.1 Normal and extreme test-conditions.14 5.1.2 Test power source.14 5.1.3 Choice of samples for the measurements.14 5.2 Interpretation of the measurement results.14 5.3 Essential test suites.15 5.3.1 Frequency error.15 5.3.2 Maximum power (PX) (conducted).15 5.3.3 Maximum effective radiated power.15 5.3.4 Adjacent channel power.15 5.3.5 Spurious emissions.15 5.3.6 Intermodulation attenuation.15 5.3.7 Transient power.15 5.4 Other test suites.16 5.4.1 Maximum usable sensitivity.16 5.4.2 Co-channel rejection.16 5.4.3 Adjacent channel selectivity.16 5.4.4 Spurious response rejection.16 5.4.5 Intermodulation response rejection.16 5.4.6 Blocking or desensitization.16 5.4.7 Spurious radiations.16 Annex A (informative): Bibliography.17 History.18
ETSI ETSI EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1 (2001-12) 5 Intellectual Property Rights IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web server (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp). Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document. Foreword This Candidate Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM). The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued under Council Directive 98/34/EC [13] (as amended) laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. The present document is intended to become a Harmonized Standard, the reference of which will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities referencing the Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity ("the R&TTE Directive"[8]). The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering Land Mobile Service; Radio equipment for analogue and/or digital communication (speech and/or data) and operating on narrow band channels and having an antenna connector, as identified below: Part 1: "Technical characteristics and methods of measurements"; Part 2: "Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive".
National transposition dates Date of adoption of this EN: 23 November 2001 Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 28 February 2002 Date of latest publication of new National Standard or endorsement of this EN (dop/e):
31 August 2002 Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 August 2003
ETSI ETSI EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1 (2001-12) 6 Introduction The present document is part of a set of standards designed to fit in a modular structure to cover all radio and telecommunications terminal equipment under the R&TTE Directive. Each standard is a module in the structure. The modular structure is shown in figure 1.
If needed, new standards for human exposure to Electromagnetic Fields, if needed, new standards for acoustic safety Use of spectrum * If needed Scoped by
equipment
class or type Scoped by frequency and/or equipment type Disability* Privacy* Fraud* No harm to the network* Emergency* Interworking via
the network* Interworking with the network Non-radio Radio (RE) Non-TTE TTE 3.1b 3.2 3.3c 3.3b 3.3a 3.3d 3.3e 3.3f Radio Product EMC EN 301 489 multi-part EMC standard Generic and product standards also notified under EMC Directive Standards also notified under LV Directive 3.1a New radio harmonized standards Spectrum EMC Safety
Figure 1: Modular structure for the various standards used under the R&TTE Directive SIST EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1:2003
ETSI ETSI EN 301 166-2 V1.1.1 (2001-12) 7 Explanation of figure 1 The left hand edge of figure 1 shows the different clauses of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [8]. For article 3.3 various horiz
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