Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, may not be the ARRL CEO anymore, but he’s still working for amateur radio. He’s the secretary of the International Amateur Union (IARU) and will be a big part of ham radio’s presence at the upcoming World Radio Conference 2019. The confence starts on October 28 and runs through November 22.
In the latest issue of ITU News Magazine, K1ZZ describes the issues that the IARU will be addressing at the conference. They include:
- Global harmonization of the amateur 50–54 MHz allocation.
- Maintenance of existing spectrum access for amateurs.
- Strengthening protections for radiocommunication services against interference from other generators of radiofrequency (RF) energy.
The article goes into more detail on these issues, and I would encourage you to read it. The magazine also includes articles from other radio frequency spectrum users on their agenda items. The article immediately following K1ZZ’s article, for example is titled, WRC‑19 agenda items related to space science and Earth observation. Reading these articles will give you a better understand of what the IARU folks are up against at WRC-19.
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