France will submit a paper containing a proposal for an agenda item for new non-safety Aeronautical Mobile applications at the June 17th to the 21st Conference Preparatory Group meeting of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations, or CEPT, in Prague.
The 144 to 146 MHz segment is a primary global Amateur and Amateur Satellite allocation. IARU said it views with grave concern any proposal to include this band in the proposed study, and pledged to energetically promote this viewpoint in the appropriate forums to seek to obtain assurances that the spectrum will remain a primary allocation for the amateur services.
The band 144 to 146 MHz is allocated globally to the amateur and amateur satellite services on a primary basis. This is one of the few primary allocations to the amateur service above 29.7 MHz and as such is an important and widely used part of the amateur spectrum with a vast installed base of users and operational satellite stations.
IARU views with grave concern any proposal to include this band in the proposed study. It will be representing this view energetically in Regional Telecommunications Organisations and in ITU to seek to obtain assurances that the spectrum will remain a primary allocation for the amateur services.
One European Amateur Radio organization already has called for radio amateurs to occupy 2 meters on June 15th for one hour in protest of the French proposal.
Another proposal has been raised to study the 23-centimeter amateur allocation, 1240 to 1300 MHz, following reports of interference to the Galileo navigation system -- Europe's GPS system.
IARU said it's aware of a handful of cases of reported interference to the Galileo E6 signal on 1278.750 MHz. According to IARU, joint studies have been carried out to assess the vulnerability of the system and, based on these, it considers the proposal to initiate an Agenda item for WRC-23 premature.
IARU does not want the amateur service to affect the operation of the Galileo system in any way. Joint studies have been carried out to assess the true vulnerability of the system and, based on these, IARU regards the proposal to initiate an Agenda item for WRC-23 as premature.
The IARU position is that proper technical assessment of the issues involved should be made in the relevant CEPT study group. Proper account needs to be taken of the operational characteristics of the amateur service in order to develop sensible and proportionate measures that will facilitate the continued utility of the band for amateur experimentation whilst respecting the primary status of the GNSS service.
IARU is ready to cooperate fully in any studies and shares the objective of reaching a secure and permanent solution to the issues of sharing in this band.
IARU asks its Member Societies to draw this information to the attention of their members, and to refrain at this time from making speculative public comments about the situation until further progress has been made in regulatory discussions. IARU is also ready to discuss this issue with other societies not in IARU membership.
Included is a proposal from France to consider the 144 to 146 MHz band as a primary allocation to the Aeronautical Mobile service, as part of a broader consideration of spectrum allocated to that service.
France will submit a paper containing a proposal for an agenda item for new non-safety Aeronautical Mobile applications at the June 17th to the 21st Conference Preparatory Group meeting of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations, or CEPT, in Prague.
Beattie pointed out in his account that 144 to 146 MHz is a primary global Amateur and Amateur Satellite allocation.
This is one of the few primary allocations to the Amateur Service above 29.7 MHz and, as such, is an important and widely used part of the amateur spectrum with a vast installed base of users and operational satellite stations, Beattie commented. IARU views with grave concern any proposal to include this band in the proposed study.
Beattie said IARU will energetically promote this viewpoint in Regional Telecommunications Organizations and the International Telecommunication Union, to seek to obtain assurances that the spectrum will remain a primary allocation for the amateur services.
Another proposal has been raised to study the 23-centimeter amateur allocation, 1240 to 1300 MHz, following reports of interference to the Galileo navigation system, which is Europe’s GPS system.
On this topic Beattie said IARU is aware of a handful of cases” of reported interference to the Galileo E6 signal on 1278.750 MHz. In all cases, these have been resolved by local action with the full cooperation of the amateur stations concerned, Beattie said. IARU does not want the Amateur Service to affect the operation of the Galileo system in any way. Joint studies have been carried out to assess the true vulnerability of the system and, based on these, IARU regards the proposal to initiate an Agenda item for WRC-23 as premature.
Beattie said it’s IARU’s position that proper technical assessment of the issues involved should be made in the relevant CEPT study group. Proper account needs to be taken of the operational characteristics of the Amateur Service in order to develop sensible and proportionate measures that will facilitate the continued utility of the band for amateur experimentation whilst respecting the primary status of the Galileo GPS service, Beattie said, adding that IARU is prepared to cooperate fully in any studies and shares the objective of reaching a secure and permanent solution to the issues of sharing in this band.
IARU is asking its member-societies to “refrain at this time from making speculative public comments about the situation until further progress has been made in regulatory discussions,” and said it’s ready to discuss the issue with other non-IARU societies.
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