ARLA/CLUSTER: Importante delegação de radioamadores presentes na Reunião Preparatória CITEL WRC que decorreu de 12 a 16 de Agosto em Ottawa no Canadá

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Highlights of CITEL WRC Preparatory Meeting: August 12 to 16 in Ottawa

CITEL, the telecommunications committee of the Organization of
American States,  concluded a week of meetings on Friday, August 16 at
the Shaw Centre in Ottawa.

These meetings have as their principal purpose to try to establish
common positions on agenda items which will be acted upon during the
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) which begins on Monday,
October 28 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

The following Radio Amateurs were present at the CITEL meetings and
were tasked with looking out for issues of concern to the Amateur
Radio Service:

Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN – on the Canadian Delegation and Radio Amateurs
of Canada’s Special Advisor to World Radiocommunication Conferences
George Gorsline, VE3YV – member of the Executive Committee for the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU-R2)
Flavio Archangelo, PY2ZX – on the Brazilian Delegation and
International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 CITEL Coordinator
Serge Bertuzzo, VA3SB, Radio Amateurs of Canada’s International Affairs Officer
Jon Siverling,  WB3ERA – on the American Delegation and the Technical
Relations Officer for the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

The following are the principal highlights of the week’s activities
for Radio Amateurs:

Six Metres:  There are now 14 signatories to an Inter-American
Position (IAP) which in effect voices no objection to an allocation in
50 – 54 MHz to the Amateur Service in the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) Region 1 (Europe, the Mideast and
Africa).

Six Metres:  Amateurs were successful in adding wording to protect the
Amateur primary allocation in 50 – 54 MHz from a US proposal to study
implementing space-based Earth Exploration Service radars to operate
in or close to 45 MHz.

47 GHz:  Amateurs were successful in having Mexico remove the
frequency segment 47 – 47.2 GHz from their proposal to study several
additional frequency ranges for the Fixed Satellite Service.

47 GHz:   An IAP supported by 11 member states supports No Change
(NoC) to the existing (Amateur Primary) allocation in 47 – 47.2 GHz.
Specifically, not to be considered for sharing with 5G International
Mobile Telephony (IMT).

5 GHz WAS/RLAN:  An IAP supported by 12 member states supports No
Change (NoC) to the existing allocations in 5725 to 5850 MHz and 18
member states support No Change in the range 5850 to 5925 MHz (as
opposed to using these frequency ranges for higher-power and outdoor
wireless access points). The Amateur secondary allocation in Canada is
5650 to 5925 MHz.

WPT(EV):  Wording in a Canadian contribution with additions from the
American delegation has been added relative to a WRC-19 agenda item
which seeks to identify frequencies for medium and high-power wireless
charging of electric vehicles. The wording emphasizes the requirement
to properly set standards to avoid harmful interference to radio
services from WPT(EV) systems.

Note:  The French proposal to consider 144 – 146 MHz for sharing with
the aeronautical mobile service was not on the CITEL agenda. It will
be considered next in a CEPT meeting in Ankara in late August. For
more information please visit:
https://www.rac.ca/2-metre-sharing-proposal-is-on-cept-conference-preparatory-group-agenda/

This was the last CITEL meeting before the upcoming WRC-19 Conference;
therefore, the above is a fair representation of the status of the
various Amateur issues going into that meeting.

Stay tuned to the WRC-19 webpage on the RAC website for more updates.

Bryan Rawlings,  VE3QN
Special Advisor to World Radiocommunication Conferences
Radio Amateurs of Canada