ARRL
to FCC (Again): Make 2300-2305 MHz Primary for Hams
The
ARRL has once again asked the FCC to elevate the amateur allocation on
2300-2305 MHz to primary status, this time to protect hams from interference
from a proposed air-to-ground broadband service on adjacent frequencies
(2305-2315 and 2350-2360 MHz).
The ARRL Letter reports the request
came in comments filed on a petition from AT&T Mobility for in-flight
connectivity service in those adjacent frequency blocks. Amateurs currently
have secondary status on the band, but there are no primary users, so hams are
the de facto primary users. But, according to the ARRL, lack of formal
status denies them protection from out-of-band interference.
