ARLA/CLUSTER: Australianos desenvolvem batalha para salvar a banda dos 9 cm (3,4-3,425 GHz) para os radioamadores

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Battle to save the 9cm band

The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) has lodged a strong submission to
the Department of Communications to save loss of access to two segments of
our 9 cm band – a 25 MHz block at 3400-3425 MHz and a 50 MHz block at
3492.5-3542.5 MHz.

In August, the Minister for Communications, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP,
issued the ACMA a draft Direction to enable licensing of these two spectrum
blocks to the National Broadband Network for fixed wireless services in
metro fringe and hard to service areas of the major mainland cities.

The Department of Communications called for comment, with a closing date of
22 September 2014.

The block at 3400-3425 MHz overlays the narrowband, weak-signal and
satellite segment in the bandplan at 3400-3410 MHz, which also includes
beacons. Many countries throughout the three ITU regions have amateur
allocations covering this segment. The WIA has argued for retention of
3400-3410 MHz to maintain harmonisation with amateur allocations across the
world.

In summary, the Institute’s submission put the case as follows:

1. The WIA seeks preservation of Amateur Service use of 3400-3410 MHz
Australia-wide, consistent with international allocations and CEPT footnote
EU17 in Region 1, and suggests that a 25 MHz block for the NBN could be
found elsewhere in the 3400–3600 MHz band.

2. In addition, the WIA seeks preservation of Amateur Service use of
3492.5–3542.5 MHz (and the repositioned 25 MHz NBN block) outside those
geographic areas where NBN fixed wireless services are deployed, such that
any likely interference to the NBN service is obviated and subject to the
existing provisions of secondary services.

Roger Harrison VK2ZRH

A copy of the WIA’s submission can be viewed below.
WIA submission to 3.5 GHz consultation.pdf
<http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2014/20140929-1/documents/WIA%20submission%20to%203.5%20GHz%20consultation.pdf>

Wireless Institute of Australia
-------------- próxima parte ----------
Um anexo em HTML foi limpo...
URL: http://radio-amador.net/pipermail/cluster/attachments/20140930/4e5853a8/attachment.html