[arrl-odv:22592] UK microwave announcement
The ARRL website carries news of an announcement earlier in the week that amateurs in the United Kingdom are losing access to portions of the 2.3 and 3.4 GHz bands: http://www.arrl.org/news/uk-amateurs-losing-access-to-part-of-2-3-ghz-and-3-.... Details are available at the Ofcom website: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/public-sector-spectrum-releas... The question naturally arises whether these changes have any implications for amateurs in the United States. The short answer is no. In the 2.3 GHz band the affected segment is 2350-2390 MHz with 2310-2350 MHz possibly standing to be affected in the future. Neither of these segments has been available to amateurs in the US for many years. In the international Table of Frequency Allocations the 3.4-3.6 GHz band is designated for future IMT (mobile wireless broadband) in a large number of countries including the UK, but not the US. In this country, where the amateur allocation is 3300-3500 MHz, the most serious discussions of wireless broadband in this frequency range involve 3.5 GHz and up, with military radar requirements providing some measure of protection for us below that frequency. While UK amateurs are losing access to 3410-3475 MHz they are retaining 3400-3410 MHz, which corresponds to a footnote in the CEPT European Common Allocation Table (in the ITU Table the UK, Germany and Israel are the only Region 1 countries with an amateur allocation of 3400-3475 MHz; in the ITU Table no other Region 1 countries have a 3.4 GHz amateur allocation). This is probably more than you wanted to know, but may be useful if you hear concerns expressed by amateurs in this country. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ
Thanks, Dave. Thanks for posting this. It's not more than I wanted to know. Even though few among our Board or our membership are active on these bands, we better serve our division members when we are prepared to respond to questions such as this when they do arise. 73, Marty N6VI From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 1:08 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:22592] UK microwave announcement The ARRL website carries news of an announcement earlier in the week that amateurs in the United Kingdom are losing access to portions of the 2.3 and 3.4 GHz bands: http://www.arrl.org/news/uk-amateurs-losing-access-to-part-of-2-3-ghz-and-3- 4-ghz-bands. Details are available at the Ofcom website: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/public-sector-spectrum-releas e/statement?utm_source=updates <http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/public-sector-spectrum-relea se/statement?utm_source=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pssr-statement -apr14> &utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pssr-statement-apr14 The question naturally arises whether these changes have any implications for amateurs in the United States. The short answer is no. In the 2.3 GHz band the affected segment is 2350-2390 MHz with 2310-2350 MHz possibly standing to be affected in the future. Neither of these segments has been available to amateurs in the US for many years. In the international Table of Frequency Allocations the 3.4-3.6 GHz band is designated for future IMT (mobile wireless broadband) in a large number of countries including the UK, but not the US. In this country, where the amateur allocation is 3300-3500 MHz, the most serious discussions of wireless broadband in this frequency range involve 3.5 GHz and up, with military radar requirements providing some measure of protection for us below that frequency. While UK amateurs are losing access to 3410-3475 MHz they are retaining 3400-3410 MHz, which corresponds to a footnote in the CEPT European Common Allocation Table (in the ITU Table the UK, Germany and Israel are the only Region 1 countries with an amateur allocation of 3400-3475 MHz; in the ITU Table no other Region 1 countries have a 3.4 GHz amateur allocation). This is probably more than you wanted to know, but may be useful if you hear concerns expressed by amateurs in this country. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ
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