The lists of Manufacturer Identification Code/Number in Annex 1 and Annex 2 are removed to avoid frequent revisions of this standard document. The lists are managed and maintained by the team in charge at ARIB.

Annex 2 "Digital Low-Power Community Radio System"is added, which specifies the system functionality and technical requirements of the radio equipment suitable for the enhanced application of this specific low-power radio system to the local community radio services.

This is a major revision, as it enables new services in the area of local community radio system to improve the safety and the peace of mind as to the aged people living in the region.

According to partial revision to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Law (MIC No.83, August 31, 2016), etc., this ARIB standard is renamed from "Animal Detection Report System" to "Person/Animal Detection Report System".

Increase the planned frequency band and transmission channels, narrows the occupied bandwidth, and shortens transmission time.

Also, this standard contains the specification for "mountain climber detection report system" which is applied the Person/Animal Detection Report System to the field of mountaineers' distress rescue.

The radio equipment for the animal detection report system was institutionalized as radio equipment to be used mostly for keeping track of the biology of wild animals, and the like in August, 2008.

Thereafter the review of the upper limit of the antenna power for the low-power radio system (license-free radio station) was made according to the amendment of Radio Act (1950 Law No.131) which was incorporated into the law (2010 Law No.65) amending part of the Broadcast Act, and the like, therefore related regulations for the radio equipment is upgraded by MIC for the realization of advancement of radio equipment and the expansion of its use (Revision of the Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment, March, 2012, and the like).

This revision makes necessary changes to meet the system upgrade in MIC.