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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Amateur Radio bands to be used for London 2012 GamesOfcom has published an updated spectrum plan for wireless communications at the London 2012 Games. This includes an update on the various demands for spectrum and how they will be met. Frequencies in a number of bands allocated on a Secondary basis to the Amateur Service will be used at Olympic venues, among them are 70cm, 23cm and 13cm bands. Regarding the 430 MHz band the plan says: "The 430-440 MHz band is managed by the MOD and is used by Radio Amateurs. Ofcom notes RAYNET’s support for the St John’s Ambulance, Red Cross and other similar users as well as Amateur Special Event Stations for cultural events linked to the London 2012 Games. "At past Games, Amateur radio bands (especially 430-440 MHz) have been used and this remains a possibility for the London 2012 Games if demand requires it. In the Statement we identified the bands that could be used for land mobile radio, handheld communications and talkback 19. We are now able to provide more technical detail for these bands" With regard to the Amateur-Satellite Service the document says: "We do not think it will be necessary to use the frequency bands allocated to the Amateur-Satellite Service, but we will retain the option to consider whether there is a requirement to use them as we develop our venue-specific spectrum plans. We will continue to work closely with key stakeholders as we develop our plans." A final version of the plan will be published early in 2012. The statement can be found at Full PDF at Annex 2 provides technical information relating to the bands
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