[Ground-station] FCC NPRM on Satellites

[Bruce Perens]

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https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2018/db0417/FCC-18-44A1.pdf
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Sleep now :-)

On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 10:19 PM, Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com> wrote:

> I'll be writing a comment on the FCC NPRM on satellites.
> https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_
> Business/2018/db0417/FCC-18-44A1.pdf
> Major points (so far) are:
>
> Fees being asked for Part 25 licenses are willing to push universities
> into the Amateur Service. This could endanger us (we don't want the same
> fees, $100,000 per year, which are supposedly for satellite debris
> management as part of licensing, and we don't want amateur-run satellite
> efforts to be pushed out of our spectrum by the university ones) and this
> means we will be building partnerships with universities as they may need
> us to license and operate their satellites.
>
> We need a better definition of what should / should not be in the Amateur
> Satellite Service. It's clear that the experiment should be disclosed and
> the data copyable by hams. I would also push for a quid-pro-quo in that
> universities include a benefit to hams in general such as a repeater that
> can be activated during or after their mission.
>
> ITU/FCC/IARU are currently interpreting the ITU definition of the Amateur
> service being without pecuniary interest meaning that salaried staff can
> not be satellite licensees or operators. At the same time, there will be
> increased pressure on us to do emergency maneuvers and to be able to cut
> off transmitters on short notice. IMO, a 501(c)3 like ORI should be able to
> carry out its charitable activities using employees, just as W1AW has a
> paid operator. Ultimately we will need to bring this up with ITU.
>
> --
> Bruce Perens K6BP - CEO, Legal Engineering
> Standards committee chair, license review committee member, co-founder,
> Open Source Initiative
> President, Open Research Institute
>



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Bruce Perens K6BP - CEO, Legal Engineering
Standards committee chair, license review committee member, co-founder,
Open Source Initiative
President, Open Research Institute
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