Cable operators fear interference from radio network

The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) reports on the legal action that a cable operator took about the proposed auction of 800 MHz for wireless networks.

The Cologne Administrative Court rejected the action brought by Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg saying that if the cable operator was afraid of interference they could take action to improve their cable system.

For years cable operators have claimed their networks are "tight" and there could be no problem with cable interference to radio bands despite the fact that the audio channel of one station has disrupted the Amateur Radio use of 145.750 MHz for many years.

The DARC views the ruling positively since it will encourage cable operators to upgrade leaky cable systems. As well as stopping the pick up of any 800 MHz transmissions it should also reduce the interference that leaky cable systems cause to Radio Amateurs.

The DARC report can be seen in Google English at
http://tinyurl.com/yjdcch9

Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC)
http://tinyurl.com/GermanyDARC