Radio Quality Assurance Scheme - Specific Guidance Note (RQAS SGN/C.01) Issue 2: May 1999

This Specific Guidance Note relates to the design / development, production/manufacture of Civil Land Mobile Radio equipment.

This SGN should be read in conjunction with the general guidance given in Part B of The Quality System Guide.

Scope of Registration

This SGN relates to the design/development, production/manufacture of civil land mobile radio equipment. Firms successfully meeting the criteria of this guidance note will be registered as members of the RQAS under the registration:

"RQAS SGN/C.01 - Design / Development, Production / Manufacture of Civil Land Mobile Radio Equipment" (as identified in the certificate of registration).

Criteria

As the basic standard BS EN ISO 9001 was written primarily for a manufacturing environment no specific guidance is thought necessary for CLMR equipment. Firms assessed to BS EN ISO 9000 and designing, developing, producing or manufacturing any of the equipment specified below will be registered as members of the RQAS.

Radio equipment should be designed or manufactured to operate within the requirements of any appropriate type-approval specifications (see " Reference Documents " below). The equipment should not produce interference to other radio systems and should comply with any EMC requirements.

Equipment

For the purpose of this Specific Guidance Note the following radio equipment is covered:

• Private mobile radio equipment:
• Cellular and other mobile or cordless telephones:
• Radio paging equipment:
• Telemetry and telecommand equipment:
• Antennas and antenna systems:
• Automatic vehicle location equipment:
• Radio alarms:
• Short range radio equipment:
• Citizens band radio equipment:
• Low power devices (e.g. for garage doors).

Radio frequency apparatus which provides communication with marine, aircraft, satellite based stations or fixed link systems is not covered by this Specific Guidance Note. (Note: equipment used to provide the radio link between fixed mobiles and base stations is included.)

Reference Documents

It is the responsibility of the quality system manager to ensure that the most up to date versions of specifications, codes of practice and other documents relevant to the service are followed and referenced in the firm's quality system. In particular, you will need to be aware of relevant MPT Specifications and Codes of Practice and ETSI Standards for the land mobile radio service, full details of which are published by the Radiocommunications Agency in three information sheets. Copies are available from the Radiocommunications Agency Library at the address given on the front page of this document:

• RA 108 List of Specifications for Land Mobile Radio Services (MPT 1300 series)
• RA 275 Status of Land Mobile Radio Specifications (MPT 1300 series)
• RA 279 List of ETSI Standards for Land Mobile Radio Services (ETSI 300 series)

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Further Information

Radiocommunications Quality Council

Enquiries about the RQAS should be addressed to:

The Secretary
Radiocommunications Quality Council
c/o Radiocommunications Agency
Wyndham House
189 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SX

Tel: 020-7211 0193
Fax: 020-7211 0118

Copies of all RA publications can be obtained from:

The Library
Radiocommunications Agency
Wyndham House
189 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SX

Tel: 020-7211 0502/0505 (24 hour answerphone)
Fax: 020 7-211 0507

website: www.radio.gov.uk

This guide may be freely reproduced as a complete document except for sale or advertising purposes.

Published on behalf of the Radiocommunications Quality Council by the Radiocommunications Agency, an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry

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RA 314 May 1999