The
ARRL has told the FCC there is no need to modify the current amateur radio
allocation at 77-81 GHz in order to accommodate expanded spectrum space for
vehicular radar, and notes that neither the original petitioner nor any of the
commenters have made such a request. In comments on an FCC proposal to expand
the vehicular radar allocation from its current 76-77 GHz to include 78-81 GHz,
the ARRL says it has worked closely with petitioner Robert Bosch, LLC, and that
both groups are satisfied that vehicular radar and amateur radio can "play
nicely together" on the band, according to an ARRL bulletin.
Acknowledging
the possibility that the Commission may choose to reallocate the 4-millimeter
ham band despite its protests, the ARRL requested the assignment of
"equivalent spectrum" at 75.5-76 GHz and 81-81.5 GHz. The current
amateur allocation at 4 mm is 77-81 GHz, with primary status in the 77.5-78-GHz
segment.
