Concern grows over Ofcom plans for radio mics

Radio Amateurs have suffered recently with Ofcom auctioning off the ITU agreed Amateur Satellite Service allocation at 10475-10500 MHz. Now it seems it's not just Radio Amateurs who are threatened by Ofcom sell-offs.

There has been great concern expressed about the impact of spectrum sell-offs on Radio Mics which are vital to Concerts, Sporting Events, Festivals and Theatre Shows etc.

Such is the concern that an E-petition has been started on the UK Governments 10 Downing Street website at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/PMSEspectrum/

BBC - Spectrum plan threatens radio mic
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6378925.stm

GB.Audio OFCOM - Radio Spectrum Sell-off
http://www.gbaudio.co.uk/radio2.htm

Ofcom - Spectrum release: auction and liberalisation
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/accoun/reports_plans/
annual_plan0607/project_update0607/table5/

Ofcom launch consultation on plan to sell-off Amateur Satellite 10 GHz allocation
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2006/
ofcom_10ghz_allocation.htm

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