WRC-07 - ERO report on first week

The European Radiocommunications Office (ERO) has published a report on the first week of the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-07).

Agenda Item 1.13 deals with the HF bands between 4 MHz and 10 MHz, the ERO report says:

The discussion on this agenda item started as expected.
As CEPT is the only regional organisation, who has other proposals than NOC [No Overall Change], every word said by CEPT is on the ‘goldscale’.

It is sometimes amusing to see that during discussion on elements of the AI [Agenda Item], such as Resolution 729, every proposal made by CEPT is brought in connection to a possible modification of Art. 5, whilst Resolution 729 is in no way related to Art. 5.

In the sub working group dealing with 1.13 firstly a first confrontation took place with the rest of the world. And this was on the order how the elements of the AI should be discussed only. We could agree that the fist item to start was Resolution 729 but so far no agreement was reached whether first Resolution 351 or Resolution 544, combined with the review of the bands 4-10 MHz should be handled first.

As said almost the whole world is in disagreement with the CEPT proposals for AI 1.13 especially related to the additional spectrum for broadcasting and all type of quasi technical arguments are used to stop us.

Coming week the real ‘fights’ will start on this issue and we will see where we are at the end of next week. That it will not be easy is perhaps too simple statement.

The full report can be downloaded from
http://www.ero.dk/2B5343E5-E9EE-4D7E-8FF8-3797953B17E8?frames=no&

For other WRC-07 related documents on the ERO website follow these steps:
1. Go to the ERO home page http://www.ero.dk/
2. Under “ECC Activities” select “Meeting Documents”
3. In “Select Group:” choose “Conference Preparatory Group”
4. In “Select Year:” choose “CPG-2007”

Related URL’s

WRC: Broadcasters vs US Navy
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2007/
broadcasters_vs_us_navy.htm