ARLA/CLUSTER: África do Sul aumenta a sua delegação à WRC-19 no Egipto

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Largest ever South African delegation to attend WRC-19

SARL News reports next week South Africa will send the largest ever
delegation to attend the ITU World Radio Conference in Egypt

For the past 4 years, the WRC-19 Industry held Preparatory meetings in
Pretoria to discuss South Africa's position on the various WRC-19
agenda items. Brian Jacobs, ZS6YZ and Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV
attended the meetings representing the SARL and the interest of the
South African Amateur Radio community.

ZS6AKV was the rapporteur for Agenda Item 1.1 to consider an
allocation of the frequency band 50 - 54 MHz to the amateur service in
Region 1. The group supported the SARL position, which was Option A,
and it reads: an allocation to the amateur service on a primary basis
in all the band 50 - 54 MHz, or part thereof, with appropriate
footnotes to provide protection to services that already have an
allocation in the band. This position was lobbied at SADC and ATU
meetings. At the last ATU meeting before WRC-19 held in East London
and attended by ZS6YZ, this position was confirmed as the African
position.

At the WRC-19 Industry Preparatory meeting held on Thursday last week,
Dick Sono of the Department of Telecommunication and Postal Service
and convener of the group, said he was pleased that the SARL position
has become an Africa position. He said it is important that we support
Amateur Radio in South Africa and on the African continent.

Source SARL News
http://www.sarl.org.za/public/_news/read_arch.asp?file=../../bulletins/sarlnews%2020191019.txt

RSGB WRC-19 Blog
https://rsgb.org/main/blog/front-page-news/2019/10/17/introducing-rsgb-wrc-19-blog/