[NLRS] NextNav FCC Petition: Impacts to 900 MHz ISM/Amateur Band

[Thomas Murphy]

And the ARRL has their awareness statement and call for responses: 
https://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-urges-protecting-the-amateur-radio-902-928-mhz-band


On 8/12/24 10:44, Chris Elmquist wrote:
> On Saturday (08/10/2024 at 08:51PM -0500), Thomas Murphy wrote:
>> NextNav has a petition before the FCC proposing to reconfigure the use of
>> the 902-928 MHz band:
>> https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-776A1.pdf
>>
>> The section "Identification and Protection of Incumbents" requests:
>>
>>     What services are being provided by part 15 devices and amateur
>>     operations in this band? Can they be accommodated in other spectrum
>>     bands? What are the costs for relocation and how long would it take?
>>     We also seek comment on the status of any outreach with part 15
>>     device users and amateur licensees.
>>
>> Among many other questions about the Notice
>>
>> Upload a document with your comments and view existing documents here: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:("24-240*"))
>> Comments Due: September 5, 2024
>>
>> I'm only a prospective operator on 33 cm for now, but others here may have
>> the expertise to make an informed comment about investments in operating on
>> this band and potential impacts of regulatory mandates imposed on amateur
>> operators on the band due to this petition. From my limited knowledge of
>> operating practice, I would assume transverter tuning limitations and
>> repeater splits would be principal challenges.
>>
>> - Thomas / WN1C
> Thomas, thanks for sharing this.  I am passing around too to get
> the word out.  Seems this issue is not very well publicized so far.
>
> There are a lot of part 15 systems that will be impacted as well--
> LoRA at the physical layer and applications such as Meshtastic, Helium,
> and more that all operate across that band.
>
> Chris NØJCF