The present document applies to Land Mobile Earth Stations (LMESs) radio equipment which have the following characteristics:
the LMES could be either vehicle mounted or portable equipment;
these LMESs are controlled and monitored by a Network Control Facility (NCF). The NCF is outside the scope of the present document.
the LMES operate through geostationary satellites as part of a network providing voice and/or data communications;
the LMES is capable of operating in all or any part of the frequency ranges given in table 1a:
The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [1] (R&TTE Directive) Article 3.2
which states that radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference.
In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements
under other parts of Article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [1] may apply to equipment within the scope of the present document.
NOTE: A list of such ENs is included on the ETSI web site.