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Reference FM62_03
Short Name PMR446 evolution
ETSI Workitem
ETSI Deliverable
Subject Personal Mobile Radio in the 446 MHz SRD band
Related WI SE07_34
Scope Revise ECC Decision (15)05 to enable 1 W e.r.p. for PMR446 usage
Deliverable Rev. ECC Decision
Responsible group WG FM - FM62
Start date 07-06-2024
Target date 26-02-2027
Public Consultation 30-10-2026
Permanent Work Item False
Comments Based on the conclusion of ECC Report 369, WG FM agreed to update the ECC Decision (15)05 to enable higher power PMR446 equipment. The Report concludes that current usage of the band indicates that the 446.0-446.2 MHz band has sufficient headroom to support 1 W e.r.p. PMR446 operations and that there is no need for advanced spectrum management technics.
WG FM #109 Porto February 2025 assigned this work item to FM62 on the creation of that new project team. The work item identity was changed from FM_60 to FM62_03.

Keywords PMR446
Worked by
Contact Andreea Craciun (andreea.craciun@eco.cept.org)
Status In Progress
Triggered By France, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain
Progress Report Approved by WG FM #107 (June 2024).
WG FM #111 (October 2025) agreed to extend the target date by two meeting cycles to October 2026.
WG FM #112 (February 2026) 
endorsed the revision of the Work Item revise ECC Decision (15)05 on PMR446 and with amendments ECC #69 (March 2026) approved this revision.