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EMC Technologies (NZ) Ltd PO Box 68-307 Newton, Auckland Phone 09 360 0862 Fax 09 360 0861 E-Mail Address: aucklab@ihug.co.nz Web Site: www.emctech.com.au TEST REPORT Gallagher R Series (G03113) Smart Reader with Sheep Crate Drafter (G05714) Antenna tested to 47 Code of Federal Regulations Part 15 - Radio Frequency Devices Subpart C – Intentional Radiators for Gallagher Group Ltd This Test Report is issued with the authority of: ______________________________ Andrew Cutler - General Manager ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Table of Contents 1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 3 2. RESULTS SUMMARY 3 3. INTRODUCTION 4 4. CLIENT INFORMATION 4 5. DESCRIPTION OF TEST SAMPLE 5 6. RESULTS 6 7. TEST EQUIPMENT USED 15 8. ACCREDITATIONS 15 9. PHOTOGRAPH (S) 16 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE The Gallagher R Series (G03113) Smart Reader with Sheep Crate Drafter (G05714) Antenna complies with FCC Part 15 Subpart C as an Intentional Radiator when the methods as described in ANSI C63.4 - 2003 are applied. 2. RESULTS SUMMARY Clause Parameter Result 15.201 Equipment authorisation Certification required. requirement 15.203 Antenna requirement Complies. Antenna connects externally to the device and has a unique non standard fitting. 15.204 External PA and antenna Noted. modifications 15.205 Restricted bands of operation Complies. Device transmits on 134.2 kHz with an occupied bandwidth of 725 Hz 15.207 Conducted limits Complies. No emissions detected within 20 dB of the limit. 15.209 Radiated emission limits - Complies with a 18.6 dB margin (average) Fundamental at 134.2 kHz (extrapolated to 300 m). 15.209 Radiated emission limits - Complies with a 0.9 dB margin at 671.000 Spurious emissions <30 MHz kHz (average) 15.209 Radiated emission limits – Complies with a 0 dB margin at 137.460 Spurious emissions >30 MHz MHz (Horizontal) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

3. INTRODUCTION This report describes the tests and measurements performed for the purpose of determining compliance with the specification. The client selected the test sample. This report relates only to the sample tested. This report contains no corrections or erasures. Measurement uncertainties with statistical confidence intervals of 95% are shown below test results. Both Class A and Class B uncertainties have been accounted for, as well as influence uncertainties where appropriate. This report replaces report number 110629.1 in order to address issues raised during the FCC certification process relating to the calculation of the field strength on 134.2 kHz. 4. CLIENT INFORMATION Company Name Gallagher Group Ltd Address Private Bag 3026 City Hamilton 3240 Country New Zealand Contact Mr Murray Long ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

5. DESCRIPTION OF TEST SYSTEM Brand Name Gallagher Product R Series (G03113) Model Number Smart Reader Serial Number XTESTIDX Antenna Sheep Crate Drafter (G05714) Antenna Serial Number Not serialised Manufacturer Gallagher Group Ltd Country of Origin New Zealand Power Supply FranMar FRA050-S12-8 AC Adaptor Serial Number Not serialised FCC ID Not yet determined The system that was tested was an integrated animal management device that included - A Sheep Crate Drafter - A BR Series Smart Reader - A Gallagher Weight Station Device Typically an animal would be herded into this device and then held by the drafting device which the animal tag is read, the animal is weighed and any other animal management activities are undertaken while it is in-capacitated. The Smart Reader is operated using an external AC power supply and had previously been tested and certified using different types of antenna. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

6. RESULTS Standard The sample was tested in accordance with 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart C. Methods and Procedures The measurement methods and procedures as described in ANSI C63.4 - 2003 were used. Section 15.201: Equipment authorisation requirement Certification as detailed in Subpart J of Part 2 is required for this device. Section 15.203: Antenna requirement This device operates with an external antenna using a unique custom connector. The antenna panels form the sides of the sheep crate drafter. Result: Complies. Section 15.204: External radio frequency power amplifiers and antenna modifications It is not possible to attach an external power amplifier to this transmitter. Result: Complies. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 6 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Section 15.205: Restricted bands of operation The transmitter transmits on 134.2 kHz as detailed This falls between the restricted bands of 90 –110 kHz and 495 – 505 kHz. Using a spectrum analyser the occupied bandwidth of the system has been determined when transmitting at maximum power continuously. The occupied bandwidth as been measured at the -23 dBm points either side of the observed emission which equates to the 99% emission bandwidth. A span of 10 kHz has been used with a resolution bandwidth of 100 Hz (1%) and a video bandwidth of 300 Hz being employed. The occupied bandwidth is 725 Hz. Result: Complies. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Section 15.107: Conducted limits Conducted emission testing has been carried out when the device was powered at 120 Vac using the supplied power supply. Testing was carried out while the device was transmitting continuously with a sample antenna attached. Due to the size of the sheep crate and antennas it was not possible to test the reader when it was installed however this has been deemed to be a worst case test. Conducted emissions testing was carried out over the frequency range of 150 kHz to 30 MHz at the Laboratory’s MacKelvie Street premises in a 2.4 m x 2.4 m x 2.4 m screened room. Testing was carried out in accordance with section 15.207(a) using a measuring receiver and a 50 uH / 50 ohm artificial mains network which is also known as a line impedance stabilisation network (LISN). Measurements on both the phase and neutral lines were made using either a Quasi Peak or an Average detector with a 9 kHz bandwidth. The supplied conducted emission plot is a combined plot showing the worst case of the Peak, Quasi Peak and Average levels for both phase and neutral. The Class B conducted limits have been applied Result: Complies Measurement uncertainty with a confidence interval of 95% is: Conducted emissions tests (0.15 - 30 MHz)  2.2 dB ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Conducted Emissions – AC Input Power Port Setup: Device tested when transmitting continuously on 134.2 kHz when powered at 120 Vac using the supplied AC adaptor. Peak --- Average -- Quasi Peak X Average + Level [dBµV] 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 150k 300k 500k 1M 2M 3M 5M 7M 10M 30M Frequency [Hz] Final Quasi-Peak Measurements Frequency Level Limit Margin Phase Rechecks MHz dBV dBV dB dBV No emissions detected within 20 dB of the limit Final Average Measurements Frequency Level Limit Margin Phase Rechecks MHz dBV dBV dB dBV No emissions detected within 20 dB of the limit ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Section 15.209: Radiated emission limits, general requirements Radiated emissions testing was carried out over the frequency range of 100 kHz to 1000 MHz. Testing was carried out at the laboratory’s open area test site - located at Driving Creek, Orere Point, Auckland, New Zealand. This site conforms to the requirements of CISPR 16 and ANSI C63.4 - 2003. Testing was carried out when the device was powered at 120 Vac using the supplied AC adaptor. The device was placed on top of the turntable with the Smart Reader being approximately 1 metre above the ground. Attached to the Smart Reader RS-232 port was a Gallagher Weigh Scale device. Low frequency measurements below 30 MHz were not made on the metallic ground plane but on a grass test site at a distance of 10 metres using a magnetic loop antenna. The centre of this loop antenna was placed 1 metre above the test site ground. The Sheep Crate Drafter was manually positioned on the radial giving the highest field strength. Above 30 MHz testing was carried out at the test site using a metallic ground plane where emissions were measured in both vertical and horizontal antenna polarisations. When an emission is located, it is positively identified and its maximum level is found by rotating the automated turntable, and by varying the antenna height, where appropriate, with an automated antenna tower. The emission level was determined in field strength by taking the following into consideration: Level (dBV/m) = Receiver Reading (dBV) + Antenna Factor (dB) + Coax Loss (dB) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 10 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Fundamental emission: Measurements were made using a magnetic loop antenna and a receiver with an average detector and a peak detector both using a 9 kHz bandwidth Measurements were made at a distance of 10 metres with the limit being determined by using the extrapolation factor of 40 dB per decade limit as detailed in section 15.31 f (2). The average limit at 300 m at 134.2 kHz is 17.8 uV/m or 25 dBuV/m and 45 dBuV/m in peak. Frequency Detector Distance Level Limit Margin kHz metres dBuV/m (dBuV/m) (dB) 134.200 Average 10 85.0 84.1 -0.9 134.200 Peak 10 92.2 104.1 11.9 As the 10 metre measurements are over the limit additional calculations were made to extrapolate the 10 metre measurements out to a distance of 300 metres based upon previous measurements made on a similar device to determine the roll off factor. The previous measurements were: Frequency Detector 10 m 30 m Roll off Total kHz dBuV/m dBuV/m dB dB 134.200 Average 101.9 76.5 25.4 78.6 134.200 Peak 109.4 84.4 25.0 77.4 This then gives the following result: Frequency Detector 10 m Roll off 300m Limit Margin Level Level kHz dBuV/m dB dBuV/m dBuV/m dB 134.200 Average 85.0 78.6 6.4 25.0 18.6 134.200 Peak 92.2 77.4 14.8 45.0 30.2 These levels were then extrapolated to give a level at 300 metres based upon the roll off between 10m and 30 m which is 0.4771 of a decade with 10m to 300m being 1.4771 decades Testing was also carried out to determine whether a variation in the supply voltage would cause a significant change in field strength with the 120 Vac supply being varied by +/- 15% between 102 Vac and 138 Vac. Voltage Field Strength (Vdc) (dBuV/m) 102.0 84.8 120.0 85.0 138.0 85.0 Result: Complies. Measurement uncertainty with a confidence interval of 95% is: - Free radiation tests (100 kHz – 30 MHz)  4.8 dB ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Section 15.209: Spurious Emissions (below 30 MHz) Magnetic loop measurements were made a distance of 10 metres. At each frequency the measurement antenna was further adjusted to give the highest field strength. A receiver with an average detector and a peak detector using a 9 kHz bandwidth was used between 110 – 490 kHz and a quasi peak detector with a 9 kHz bandwidth was used between 490 kHz – 30.0 MHz. The 300 metre limit between 125 – 490 kHz has been scaled by a factor of 40 dB per decade, as per section 15.31 (f) (2). The 30 metre limit between 490 – 1705 kHz has been scaled by a factor of 40 dB per decade, as per section 15.31 (f) (2). The limit between 110 – 490 kHz was increased by 20 dB when the peak detector was used. The spurious emissions observed do not exceed the level of the fundament emission. Frequency Level Limit Margin Detector Comment kHz dBuV/m dBuV/m dB 268.400 48.7 79.0 - Average Noise floor 268.400 58.5 99.0 - Peak Noise floor 402.600 46.4 75.5 - Average Noise floor 402.600 60.1 95.5 - Peak Noise floor 536.800 < 49 53.0 - Quasi Peak Ambient 671.000 50.2 51.1 0.9 Quasi Peak 805.200 < 45 49.5 - Quasi Peak Ambient 939.400 < 45 48.1 - Quasi Peak Ambient 1073.600 < 45 47.0 - Quasi Peak Ambient 1207.800 < 39 46.0 - Quasi Peak Noise floor 1342.000 < 34 45.0 - Quasi Peak Noise floor 1476.200 < 40 44.2 - Quasi Peak Ambient 1610.400 < 35 43.5 - Quasi Peak Noise floor Result: Complies. Measurement uncertainty with a confidence interval of 95% is: - Free radiation tests (100 kHz – 30 MHz)  4.8 dB ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 12 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Section 15.209: Spurious Emissions (above 30 MHz) Measurements between 30 –1000 MHz have been made at a distance of 3 metres. A receiver with a quasi peak detector with a 120 kHz bandwidth was used between 30 – 1000 MHz. Measurements were carried out as the device contains a digital device that operates on 17.1776 MHz. The device was tested transmitting continuously on 134.2 kHz. Testing was carried out when the device was powered at 120 Vac using an external AC power supply. The device was placed on top of the turntable with the Smart Reader being approximately 1 metre above the ground. Attached to the Smart Reader RS-232 port was a Gallagher Weigh Scale device. The limits as described in Section 15.209 have been applied as follows: 30.0 – 88.0 MHz 100 uV/m 40 dBuV/m 88.0 – 216.0 MHz 150 uV/m 43.5 dBuV/m 216.9 – 960.0 MHz 200 uV/m 46.0 dBuV/m Above 960 MHz 500 uV/m 54.0 dBuV Result: Complies Measurement uncertainty with a confidence interval of 95% is: - Free radiation tests (30 – 1000 MHz)  4.1 dB ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Results: Frequency Vertical Horizontal Limit Margin Antenna MHz dBuV/m dBuV/m dBuV/m dB 51.528 21.6 40.0 18.4 Vertical 68.705 32.3 32.8 40.0 7.2 Horizontal 76.358 26.5 40.0 13.5 Vertical 85.883 29.2 40.0 10.8 Vertical 103.060 34.1 40.0 5.9 Vertical 118.240 31.1 43.5 12.4 Vertical 137.416 39.4 43.5 43.5 0.0 Horizontal 144.900 35.8 43.5 7.7 Horizontal 148.320 34.4 43.5 9.1 Horizontal 154.594 33.1 43.5 10.4 Vertical 167.780 28.5 43.5 15.0 Horizontal 171.771 21.0 29.1 46.0 16.9 Horizontal 188.949 24.8 46.0 21.2 Vertical 189.290 33.3 46.0 12.7 Vertical 274.833 38.1 37.1 46.0 7.9 Vertical 286.500 32.1 46.0 13.9 Vertical 292.015 31.5 46.0 14.5 Vertical 412.250 33.5 37.6 46.0 8.4 Horizontal 429.433 31.5 46.0 14.5 Vertical 480.963 30.2 46.0 15.8 Vertical 480.968 33.5 46.0 12.5 Horizontal 498.140 30.5 46.0 15.5 Vertical 559.000 38.5 41.8 46.0 4.2 Horizontal 578.000 42.5 46.0 3.5 Horizontal 604.500 41.6 37.6 46.0 4.4 Vertical All other emissions detected had a margin to limit that exceeded 15 dB when measurements were attempted up to 1 GHz using both vertical and horizontal polarisations. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

7. TEST EQUIPMENT USED Instrument Manufacturer Model Serial No Asset Ref Cal Due Aerial Controller EMCO 1090 9112-1062 RFS 3710 Not applicable Aerial Mast EMCO 1070-1 9203-1661 RFS 3708 Not applicable Biconical Antenna Schwarzbeck BBA 9106 - RFS 3613 30/01/2014 Receiver R&S ESIB 40 E1595 10/06/2012 Receiver R&S ESHS 10 828404/005 RFS 3728 29/10/2011 Log Periodic Schwarzbeck VUSLP 9111 9111-228 3785 30/01/2014 Loop Antenna EMCO 6502 9003-2485 3798 12/06/2012 Mains Network R&S ESH2-Z5 881362/034 3628 29/07/2012 Variac General Radio 1592 - RFS 3690 Not applicable Turntable EMCO 1080-1-2.1 9109-1578 RFS 3709 Not applicable VHF Balun Schwarzbeck VHA 9103 - RFS 3613 30/01/2014 8. ACCREDITATIONS Testing was carried out in accordance with EMC Technologies Ltd registration with the Federal Communications Commission as a listed facility, registration number: 90838, which was updated on 15 February, 2011. All testing was carried out in accordance with the terms of EMC Technologies (NZ) Ltd International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) Accreditation to NZS/ISO/IEC 17025, 2005. All measurement equipment has been calibrated in accordance with the terms of the EMC Technologies (NZ) Ltd International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) Accreditation to NZS/ISO/IEC 17025, 2005. International Accreditation New Zealand has Mutual Recognition Arrangements for testing and calibration with various accreditation bodies in a number of economies. This includes NATA (Australia), UKAS (UK), SANAS (South Africa), NVLAP (USA), A2LA (USA), SWEDAC (Sweden). Further details can be supplied on request. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 15 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

9. PHOTOTGRAPHS ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 16 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

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Conducted Emissions Test Set Up ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 18 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Radiated emissions test set up below 30 MHz ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 19 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

Radiated emissions test set up above 30 MHz ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 20 of 21 Test Report No 110629.1a 12 August 2011 This report may not be reproduced except in full.

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