The Communications Authority of Kenya has published guidelines for the use of Short Range Devices on a license-exempt basis. Such devices are also exempt from type approval. This includes some of the bands used by Bluetooth and WLAN devices.
This includes the bands:
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2400-2483.5 MHz |
Wideband Wireless Systems. WAS/RLANs |
100mW eirp No duty cycle No channel spacing |
EN 300 328 EN 301 489-1,17 EN 60950 |
CEPT/ERC/REC 70-03 |
Adequate spectrum sharing mechanism (e.g. Listen-before-Talk, Detect-And-Avoid) shall be implemented by the equipment |
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5150-5350 MHz |
Wireless Access Systems/Radio Local Access Network (WAS & RLAN) indoor use only. |
200mW EIRP Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) & Transmitter Power control (TPC) Modulation schemes obligatory |
EN 300 836-1 EN 301 893 EN 301 489-1,17 EN 60950 |
ITU-R M.1625 Rec. ITU-R M.1450-4, Resolution 229 (Rev.WRC-12) |
WAS- indoor use 200mW Max EIRP Density of 10mW/MHz in any 1 MHz (=0.25mW/25 kHz in any 25 kHz band), Must employ TPC at least 3dB and DFS. |
However, earlier guidelines are still in force for WLAN that allow some extra 5GHz bands. Devices that operate in accordance with these rules still require type approval:
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Frequency Band (MHz) |
Maximum Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) |
Power spectral density |
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2400-2483.5 |
100mW |
10mW/MHz |
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5150-5250 |
200mW |
10mW/MHz |
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|
5470-5570 |
1W |
50mW/MHz |
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|
5725-5775 |
200mW |
10mW/MHz |
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