The FCC's advisory committee for
the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) has issued three
recommendations regarding bands used by amateurs, and the ARRL says it agrees
with all three. The first called for no changes to current allocations in the
70-centimeter band, which hams share with government radiolocation. ARRL
Letter says one country has proposed allowing international cellphone and
broadband use between 420 and 430 MHz, but the advisory committee said it does
not feel sharing between the proposed service and radiolocation is feasible.The
Likewise, the committee recommended no changes to current allocations on 22-26 GHz, a frequency range in which amateur radio has a primary allocation from 24-24.5 GHz.
Finally, the committee tentatively approved a proposal for short-range automotive radar in the 77.5-78.0 GHz range. If OKd by the conference, these radars would have co-primary status in the band with amateur radio and amateur satellites.