Special Focus
WRC-23: The Final Acts
Thursday December-14 saw the conclusion of detailed WRC-23 business in order to prepare for the signing of the ‘Provisional Final Acts’ and closing ceremony on Friday. The remaining big topics on the future of the UHF TV Band and 6G-IMT Spectrum were not without their controversy, but were ultimately approved. This has resulted in a […]
WRC-23: Final Week Begins
The fourth and final week of WRC-23 (Dec 11-15) is crucial for agreeing late items and the future agenda. Prior to this, weekend sessions tackled thorny issues. However it took till gone 2am on Tuesday to agree what what might have been a real concern for a dozen amateur bands. By the end of Wednesday […]
WRC-23: Week-3 Update – 23cm and WPT
The end of the third week of the WRC-23 World Radiocommunication Conference saw plenary approval of a new footnote to the 23cm amateur band at 1240 to 1300MHz – a major landmark after four years of hard work. Meanwhile 40-50MHz radar sounders and future agenda items are consuming considerable time and effort – all week […]
WRC-23 Days 11+12: The Future Beckons
Week 3 of WRC-23 has started with an increase in meetings and effort associated with WRC-27/31 proposals, quite a few of which are of concern. Tuesday also saw the proposed change for 23cm get through the next approval hurdle, after some nervous moments. With meetings over the previous weekend, the start of the week was […]
WRC-23: Week 2 Update / Future Topics
WRC-23 has reached the halfway point, including progress on 23cm, but then included a raft of meetings over the weekend as well. The latter addressed delays in current proposals, as well as drafting of new proposals for future conferences WRC-27/31 – in 2027 and 2031. After numerous meetings, the 23cm topic concluded at the sub-working […]
WRC-23 Days-7+8: Work goes on – and IARU Interview
Week-2 of WRC-23 continued with slow progress on current items and the first signs of the future agenda. IARU President Tim Ellam VE6SH arrived to witness for himself the challenges, and got a cherished ITU video interview. Meetings continued on Tuesday and Wednesday on various items including 23cm, Radar Sounders and Space weather. Chairing the […]
