[AMRadio] FCC Actions

[w5jo at brightok.net]

Not too long back we were discussing the proposal of the FCC to institute a 
fee for applications.  During the discussion it was asked what current 
actions the FCC has or will take to encroach on amateur spectrum.  At the 
time I recalled an action in the upper bands but could not recall it 
specifically.

Yesterday I received my October copy of QST and in it on page 64 is a brief 
under the heading FCC News.  The DoD has rights to spectrum between 3300 to 
3500 MHz with amateurs being secondary.  Now the FCC will auction the upper 
50 MHz of the Amateur  spectrum to 5G interests giving them 3450 to 3980 for 
5G.

The original proposal was to delete the Amateur secondary allocation between 
3300 to 3500 completely which includes Amateur satellite allocations.  All 
this so kids can play games in real time.  At least my memory is not totally 
gone.

Jim
W5JO