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<DIV align=left><B><FONT size=5>WRC-11 is Now WRC-12:</FONT></B></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana>The ITU Council, the 46-nation administrative oversight
body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has agreed to move the
next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) to 2012. Originally scheduled for
October 24-November 18, 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Council has proposed
January 23-February 17 as the new dates </FONT><A
href="http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/oth/0C/04/R0C040000030001PDFE.pdf"><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/oth/0C/04/R0C040000030001PDFE.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face=Verdana>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>According to ARRL Technical Relations Manager Brennan
Price, N4QX, the full ITU membership is now being consulted on the dates;
responses are due by August 3. "The ITU Council had previously proposed dates
for fall 2011, but various scheduling conflicts and the lack of available
facilities during some weeks made this schedule impractical," he said.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Held approximately every three years, these periodic
conferences of the Member States of the ITU consider allocations to the various
radio services -- including the Amateur Radio Service -- and evaluate what new
technologies and applications should be addressed by future conferences.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The agenda for WRC-12, developed by the delegates at the
last WRC in Geneva in 2007 (WRC-07), was formally adopted by the ITU Council in
2008. There are 25 agenda items addressing potential new or revised spectrum
allocations to existing services. Of most interest to amateurs is agenda item
1.23, "to consider an allocation of about 15 kHz in parts of the band 415-526.5
kHz to the amateur service on a secondary basis, taking into account the need to
protect existing services."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"This agenda item is the highest item on my long term
priority list," said Price. "We are fortunate that this upcoming WRC presents an
opportunity for a new secondary allocation in the medium waves. While the
outcome is far from certain, our experience in other bands -- most notably 30
meters -- indicates Amateur Radio's compatibility with certain other services as
a secondary user." </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Price said that some WRCs have posed great challenges for
Amateur Radio, with blocks of spectrum potentially at risk. "This was the case
at WRC-03 and WRC-07, which posed a very real potential reallocation of portions
of the 40 meter band in Region 2 to HF broadcasting," he said. "The agenda for
WRC-12 does not pose any threats to Amateur Radio as clear or as overt as those
faced in prior years." Price and ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Jon
Siverling, WB3ERA, are monitoring developments on a number of other agenda items
that could affect Amateur Radio if they take unanticipated turns, including:
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>* Agenda item 1.14, considering requirements for and
implementation of the radiolocation service (radar) between 30-300 MHz. <BR>*
Agenda item 1.15, considering possible allocations between 3-50 MHz for
oceanographic radar applications. <BR>* Agenda item 1.19, considering regulatory
measures to enable software-defined and cognitive radio systems. <BR>* Agenda
item 1.22, examining the effect of emissions from short-range devices.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"Oceanographic radar is perhaps our biggest defensive
issue," Price said. "Fortunately, its proponents have acknowledged that sharing
with Amateur Radio would be problematic." </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Fonte: </STRONG>The ARRL Letter Vol. 28, No. 28
July 17, 2009</FONT> </P></DIV></BODY></HTML>