The 2019 World
Radiocom- munication Conference (WRC-19) in Sharm
El-Sheik, Egypt,
has concluded with a win for hams who enjoy six meters. The band is now
designated for amateur radio use in all three ITU regions, opening the door for
future amateur allocations on 50 MHz in additional countries, especially in ITU
Region 1 (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).
[See previous story below for more details]However, a new threat emerged at the conference as the delegates agreed on agenda items to work on for the next WRC, in 2023. Among those items is a proposal to study the possible use of several microwave bands for future cellphone use, including 10-10.5 GHz, the 3-centimeter amateur band. The "VHF-Plus" column in the February issue of CQ will discuss these issues affecting amateur microwave bands in more detail.
