RSGB response to OFCOM WRC-12 consultation

Amateur Satellite Service allocations at 50MHz and 3400MHz are identified as medium term objectives in the response of Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) to the OFCOM
WRC-12 consultation.

The RSGB response expressed concern about the use of high powered VHF Radar at 142-144MHz immediately adjacent to the weak signal section of the Amateur Primary 144-146MHz allocation.

It also says that the 53830-5850MHz Amateur Satellite Service downlink allocation should be protected from harmful out of band emissions from High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).

These objectives were identified:

- Amateur allocations at 500 kHz and 5 MHz with expanded allocations at 7, 10, 14, 18MHz

- A 50MHz Amateur Satellite Service allocation

- Allocation of 3400-3410MHz to the Amateur Satellite Service in ITU Region 1

- Allocations 10-50MHz wide at low atmospheric attenuation spots between our 10, 24 and 47GHz allocations

- Amateur and Amateur Satellite Services experimental access or formal allocations above 275GHz

Read the RSGB WRC-12 response at
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/wrc_12/
responses1/RSGB.pdf

Other responses are at
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/wrc_12/
responses1/

OFCOM World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) Consultation
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/wrc_12/

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