The Air-ground VHF Communication System of Japan

Teruaki NagasawaMobile Satellite Communication Division

Telecommunications BureauMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications,

JAPAN21st -30th March 2012

＜ The 25kHz separation system ＞

6kHz

＜ The 8.33kHz separation system ＞

25kHz

5.6kHz

8.33kHz

25kHz

The air-ground VHF communication system (without the VDL system) of Japan is currently using only the 25kHz channel separation system.However, we are going to revise the Japanese technical scheme on the basis of ICAO ANNEX 10 and RTCA, because Japanese frequencies are very tight. The overview is as follows.

Band-width

Channel separation

Channel separation

Band-width

Channel separation

１　 Introduction

2 　 Overview

- Channel separation: 25kHz and 8.33kHz- Quality: Refer to the ICAO SARPs and the RTCA/DO-186 (including 186a and 186b).- Target: Company radio, Life saving, etc. - ATC is not included.

3 　 Schedule

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is considering the technical requirement until March 2012.Thereafter, we are going to make the technical scheme, no later than Summer 2012.

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Item Contents

１． Frequency tolerance

【 Aeronautical stations 】 ±0.0001%【 Aircraft stations 】 ±0.0005% （ Limited to those which apply to RTCA DO-186a/b. ）

２． Modulation5.6kHz or less（ The 8.33kHz systems based on RTCA/DO-186a are 6kHz or less.)

３． Output power tolerance

Maximum 20%Minimum 50%

４． Modulation depth

A peak modulation factor of at least 85% shall be achievable.

５． Carrier noise level （ Only aircraft stations ）

Shall be at least 35dB below the demodulated output obtained when the carrier is modulated 70% at 1,000Hz.

６． Audio frequency response

Modulation frequencies of 350 - 2500Hz are within 6dB,

The　Proposal　of　Technical　Requirement　(Only　8.33kHz　system)

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【 Transmitter Performance – Standard Conditions 】７． Spurious

emissions① Tolerance of intensity of the spurious

emission out-of-band. 【 Over 25W 】 1mW or less and 60dB lower than the

mean power of the base frequency. 【 1W to 25W or less 】 25μW or less 【 1W or less 】 100μW or less② Tolerance of intensity of the needless

emission in the spurious field. 【 Over 50W 】 50μW or less or 70dB lower than the

carrier wave power of the fundamental frequency.

【 25W to 50W or less 】 60dB lower than the carrier wave power of

the fundamental frequency. 【 1W to 25W or less 】 25μW or less 【 1W or less 】 50μW or less

８． OthersFollow the rules for the radio equipment of Japan.

【 General Requirements 】Item Contents

１． Frequency band

ＶＨＦ band

２． Designation of Emission

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The technical requirement of the air-ground VHF communication system (8.33kHz only) is as follows.(The requirement of aeronautical stations refers to the ICAO SARPs (ANNEX10), and that of aircraft stations refers to the RTCA DO-186a/b.)