ARLA/CLUSTER: Regulador britanico vai oferecer mais segmentos aos seus radioamadores

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

UK Amateur Radio Consultations

The UK regulator Ofcom have published information on consultations
affecting the Amateur Radio Services.

Ofcom is planning a number of policy initiatives in the next few
months that will have a direct effect on amateur radio in the UK. If
you want to keep up to date, you can sign up for updates on the Ofcom
website at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/subscribe/select_list.htm

Public Sector Spectrum Release is part of a commitment by government
to release 500 MHz of public sector spectrum by 2020. As part of these
plans, the Ministry of Defence is looking at releasing 40 MHz of
spectrum between 2350 and 2390 MHz and an additional 150 MHz of
spectrum above 3410 MHz for new civil uses. These changes will have
implications for amateur allocations (notably TV repeaters) in the
release bands and may also have an impact on uses in the adjacent
bands from 2310 to 2350 MHz; 2390 to 2400 MHz and 3400 to 3410 MHz.

Earlier this year Ofcom invited a group of Amateur TV repeater users
to Baldock to participate in testing to determine what the impact
might be in the adjacent bands. Ofcom plans to publish a consultation
for amateurs about any potential changes within the next month. This
will be followed later this year by a statement giving amateurs
reasonable notice of any licence changes necessary. Ofcom then aims to
issue a full consultation in due course.

Ofcom is also to consult on the release of three tranches of spectrum
in Band 1, Low Band and Mid Band respectively. One proposal is that 1
MHz of Mid-Band (146 to 147 MHz, so adjacent to the existing
allocation in the 2m band) could be allocated to Amateur Radio. The
consultation will be published at the end of May 2013. It will be
aimed at all mobile users, including business radio, maritime, PMSE as
well as amateurs.

Finally, Ofcom wants to review the terms and conditions of the amateur
licence. The current form of the licence has been around for seven
years now and Ofcom is keen to ensure that it continues to meet its
regulatory needs as well as the needs of licensees. The licence needs
to be updated anyway to reflect the changes in allocations agreed at
WRC12. That process is at an early stage and the consultation will be
published early next year.

All of these consultations will result in changes to the amateur
licence. To minimise disruption to licensees, Ofcom intends to effect
all of the changes at the same time, probably in summer 2014.

Fonte:  http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocommunication-licences/amateur-radio/licensing-updates/arc/