Archive for 2012
WRC-12 Days 13 and 14 – 4-5 February
Agenda Item 1.15 – HF Oceanic Radar Discussions at the sub working group level have now been completed and an output paper has been submitted to Working Group 4A, which will meet on Monday afternoon. Among the proposed frequency sub-bands for the radiolocation system is 5250-5275kHz in Regions 1 and 3 on a secondary basis […]
WRC-12 Day 12 – 3 February
Agenda Item 1.23 – 500kHz There was been no formal progress on this agenda item and it will next be dealt with in Committee 4, probably during next Tuesday’s session. Agenda Item 1.15 – HF Oceanic Radar Discussions will continue into the weekend in order to complete the work at sub working group level. No […]
WRC-12 Day 11 – 2 February 2012 – Impasse
Agenda Item 1.23 – 500kHz Working Group 4 met during the afternoon of Thursday with little progress on this agenda item. Although footnotes were tidied up and, with one exception, agreed, the administration of Iran insisted on maintaining their No Change (NOC) position. As a consequence, the proposals will now be forwarded to Committee 4, […]
WRC-12 Day 10 – 1 February 2012 – Movement forward
Agenda Item 1.23 – 500kHz The 12th and final meeting of the sub working group took place in the late afternoon and continued into the evening. After intense lobbying during the day a way forward was agreed with China and the Russian Federation, agreeing to text after their concerns into protection of the aeronautical radionavigation […]
WRC-12 Day 9 – 31st January 2012 – Movement Forward
At last there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel! Agenda Item 1.23 – 500kHz After 11 meetings of the sub working group concerned with the 500kHz proposal, no consensus has yet been reached on whether the amateur service should even have an allocation. The discussions are at a very pivotal […]
WRC-12 Day 8 – 30 January 2012 – An allocation or no allocation?
Meetings, followed by meetings, followed by meetings. Starting at 8.30am and, with short breaks for lunch and coffee, the final meeting of the day finished around 7pm. Already, the sub working group dealing with the 500kHz issue has met for an extra session, with yet another scheduled for tomorrow. Iran remains firmly opposed to an […]
