{"id":5884,"date":"2024-01-14T22:23:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/?p=5884"},"modified":"2024-01-14T22:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:23:24","slug":"wrc-23-ra-23-and-cpm27-1-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wrc-23-ra-23-and-cpm27-1-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">RA-23<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">CPM27<\/span>\u20111 Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span>\u00b4s Radio Assembly (<span class=\"caps\">RA-23<\/span>), World Radio Conference (<span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span>) and Conference Preparatory Meeting (<span class=\"caps\">CPM27<\/span>\u20111) concluded their almost 6&nbsp;week of activities on December 19 at Dubai, <span class=\"caps\">UAE<\/span>, where overall amateur service fared very well, despite the enormous pressures across the radio spectrum from <span class=\"caps\">LF<\/span> to Terahertz. This is a&nbsp;tribute to the <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> team effort, that at times had to work throughout this period from 8:00 am to as late as beyond 2:00 am and on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top of the amateur radio priority list was the coexistence studies with the secondary amateur and amateur-satellite allocation with the primary radio navigation satellite service in 23 cm (<span class=\"caps\">AI<\/span> 9.1 Topic b). This had seen four years of strenuous effort in the run-up to <span class=\"caps\">WRC<\/span> and resulted in a&nbsp;recommendation being agreed at the <span class=\"caps\">RA-23<\/span>, followed by <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span> agreeing to mention the recommendation in a&nbsp;new footnote for the allocation, without incorporation by reference. Both the recommendation and the footnote are excellent outcome for the amateurs and for the coexistence of both services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recommendation, also recognized as guidance, covered the situation existed in the Region 2. During the study cycle, Inter-American Contributions and Proposals on that matter were developed by <span class=\"caps\">CITEL<\/span> (Inter-American Telecommunication Commission) and reflected in the guidance: the existing spectrum management best practices and technical and operational measures may be sufficient to ensure protection of the <span class=\"caps\">RNSS<\/span> and, If needed, other measures may be implemented by administrations based on their national circumstances, therefore it\u00b4s a&nbsp;non-obligatory recommendation with wide regulatory flexibility, taking account the inexistence of those interferences in Region 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several other items were relevant to the amateur service and had been prioritized beforehand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The adoption of new allocation to airborne radar sounders in 40\u2009\u2013\u200950 MHz, adjacent to 6&nbsp;m band. Discussions happening in the conference have been largely limited the operations to the polar&nbsp;area, reducing the risk of interferences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-allocations in 231.5\u2009\u2013\u2009252 GHz for Earth Sensing, with positive results of the secondary and primary segments of the amateur 1&nbsp;mm band unchanged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"caps\">IMT<\/span> new shared allocations on 3.3 GHz and 10 GHz in Region 2. These are challenging secondary bands. Instead of a&nbsp;region-wide designation on 3&nbsp;cm band for <span class=\"caps\">IMT<\/span> in Region 2, a&nbsp;related footnote was produced limited only to a&nbsp;few countries. Even administrations from Region 1&nbsp;had opposed to the <span class=\"caps\">IMT<\/span> identification, also considering the protection of&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">EESS<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every <span class=\"caps\">WRC<\/span> agrees to an agenda-setting for the next conference. This theme had an unprecedented number of proposals for both <span class=\"caps\">WRC-27<\/span> and preliminary ones for <span class=\"caps\">WRC-31<\/span>. Following the first battles and agreements before, the <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> team switched most of its effort to these future proposals to reduce the impact on the amateur services, since numerous amateur bands were under previous consideration. Here some of the topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Space Weather Sensors \u2013 this potential item was a&nbsp;very concerning proposal, first considering all bands from 0.1\u221220 MHz, and other segments that covers all 10 m, 1.3 m, major part of the 6&nbsp;m. Concerns were raised by several countries and strong team effort resulted in these allocations being removed from the&nbsp;topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lunar Communications \u2013 the future agenda item first will look for new allocations to the Space Research Service in the Moon, that initially included 70 cm and bands where some applications like <span class=\"caps\">EME<\/span> potentially could be restricted. Again, due the teamwork, the <span class=\"caps\">UHF<\/span> aspect of this item was modified to exclude the 70 cm. By this way, the educational and experimental Moon sounders build in partnership between universities and amateur radio institutions will continue to be developed on this&nbsp;band.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For <span class=\"caps\">IMT<\/span>, initially the 3&nbsp;cm band was again previously included for future studies worldwide. As the conclusion of the discussions, the band was withdrawn from another round of consideration for mobile broadband.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Along to the future challenges, we have new studies for Wireless Power Transfer frequencies, Radiolocation, Space Research, <span class=\"caps\">EESS<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">IMT<\/span> and unpredictable proposals that can arise during the next <span class=\"caps\">WRC<\/span> study-cycle that could affect several bands. In other hand, it\u00b4s also planned the study of possible new allocation in the 275\u2009\u2013\u2009315 GHz range, including for amateur and amateur-satellite service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">RA-23<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span> and <span class=\"caps\">CPM27<\/span>\u20111 outcome is the <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> team also worked effectively to minimize the possible negative impacts from future studies, as well took the opportunities for study possible new future bands. This is again a&nbsp;great result for amateur&nbsp;service from a&nbsp;team effort contributing to keep a&nbsp;more stable and protected radio allocations to all the operators worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wrc-23-iaru-delegation.png\" alt=\"From left to right: Jon Siverling, WB3ERA; Paul Coverdale, VE3ICV; Barry Lewis, G4SJH; Fl\u00e1vio Archangelo, PY2ZX; Bernd Mischlewski, DF2ZC; Tim Ellam, VE6SH; Murray Niman, G6JYB; Ole Garpestad, LA2RR; Joel Harrison, W5ZN; Yudi Hasbi, YD1PRY; Peter Pokorny, VK2EMR; Dale Hughes, VK1DSH and Roland Turner, 9V1RT. (Photo: ITU)\" class=\"wp-image-5886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wrc-23-iaru-delegation.png 502w, https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wrc-23-iaru-delegation-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Jon Siverling, <span class=\"caps\">WB3ERA<\/span>; Paul Coverdale, <span class=\"caps\">VE3ICV<\/span>; Barry Lewis, <span class=\"caps\">G4SJH<\/span>; Fl\u00e1vio Archangelo, <span class=\"caps\">PY2ZX<\/span>; Bernd Mischlewski, <span class=\"caps\">DF2ZC<\/span>; Tim Ellam, <span class=\"caps\">VE6SH<\/span>; Murray Niman, <span class=\"caps\">G6JYB<\/span>; Ole Garpestad, <span class=\"caps\">LA2RR<\/span>; Joel Harrison, <span class=\"caps\">W5ZN<\/span>; Yudi Hasbi, <span class=\"caps\">YD1PRY<\/span>; Peter Pokorny, <span class=\"caps\">VK2EMR<\/span>; Dale Hughes, <span class=\"caps\">VK1DSH<\/span> and Roland Turner, <span class=\"caps\">9V1RT<\/span>. (Photo: <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conclusion of these conferences, <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> is very pleased with the overall result. The <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> team has already started to discuss and consider how to engage and resource for the next cycle leading up to <span class=\"caps\">WRC-27<\/span>. <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> WRC-coordinator and Vice-President Ole Garpestad <span class=\"caps\">LA2RR<\/span> expressed his pleasure with the results and complimented the extraordinary effort of the dedicated team of <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> volunteers who worked long hours to achieve the results that will benefit all amateurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doreen Bogdan-Martin, <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span> Secretary-General, mentioned amateur radio in her speeches at the <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span>. In the opening remarks, Doreen recalled emergency communications: \u201cIt is amateur radio operators who are able to send damage reports in the epicenter of an earthquake when all other communication channels were down\u201d. At the closing remarks, she reinforced the technical-experimental aspects of the service: \u201cWe also saw a&nbsp;well-supported compromise for amateur radio community and, of course, it is always terrific to see how active that community is. These <span class=\"caps\">WRC<\/span> outcomes will help them continue to experiment and explore with new technologies, as well a&nbsp;supporting technical competence development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 151\u200bMember States signed the <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span> Final Acts, a&nbsp;record of the decisions taken at the conference including&nbsp;both the new and revised provisions of the Radio Regulations. It represents the agreements on revisions to the global treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum, both on Earth and in space. \u201cThe agreements reached at <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span> are a&nbsp;testament to the unwavering spirit of cooperation and compromise among all of our members,\u201d said Mario Maniewicz, Director of the <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span> Radiocommunication Bureau. \u201cNavigating the complexities of spectrum sharing to update the Radio Regulations has helped us forge a&nbsp;path that provides a&nbsp;stable, predictable regulatory environment essential for the development of innovative radiocommunication services for&nbsp;all\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check on this weblink the interview done by Tim Ellam, <span class=\"caps\">VE6SH<\/span>, President of <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span>, to the <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span> staff at <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6T8yYesD2kQ\">https:\/\/\u200bwww\u200b.youtube\u200b.com\/\u200bw\u200ba\u200bt\u200bc\u200bh\u200b?\u200bv\u200b=\u200b6\u200bT\u200b8\u200by\u200bY\u200be\u200bs\u200bD\u200b2kQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also follow the <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span> snapshot with opinions of several experts about the relevance of the radio spectrum and their organization:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=en1WtByYoDo\">https:\/\/\u200bwww\u200b.youtube\u200b.com\/\u200bw\u200ba\u200bt\u200bc\u200bh\u200b?\u200bv\u200b=\u200be\u200bn\u200b1\u200bW\u200bt\u200bB\u200by\u200bY\u200boDo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Featured Image: <em>Plenary of the <span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span>. (Photo: <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <span class=\"caps\">ITU<\/span>\u00b4s Radio Assembly (<span class=\"caps\">RA-23<\/span>), World Radio Conference (<span class=\"caps\">WRC-23<\/span>) and Conference Preparatory Meeting (<span class=\"caps\">CPM27<\/span>\u20111) concluded their almost 6&nbsp;week of activities on December 19 at Dubai, <span class=\"caps\">UAE<\/span>, where overall amateur service fared very well, despite the enormous pressures across the radio spectrum from <span class=\"caps\">LF<\/span> to Terahertz. This is a&nbsp;tribute to the <span class=\"caps\">IARU<\/span> team effort, that&nbsp;at&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":5885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-5884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-smallimage-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iaru-r2.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}