[Ground-station] Meetup tomorrow - regulatory discussion about 900 MHz NPRM

[Michelle Thompson]

Greetings all!

Below is the summary of today's ORI meetup about the following US FCC NPRM:

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-776A1.pdf
and
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10416238018537/1

Points:
Not enough detail given about working with incumbents.
Part 15 impact has yet to be studied or analyzed.
Description of impact to amateur radio is inaccurate.
Portrayal of the technology as the only viable solution is overstated.
Claims of enhanced security are overstated.
Claims of public safety benefit are overstated.
What do satellite operators really think about this redundancy? Do they
really want it?
LORAN and other older or superseded products and methods are used in straw
man comparisons.
How is this technology of any benefit over GPS?
Does the need for GPS redundancy justify reallocation of the low 900 MHz
band to a single company?
GPS doesn't "share" well in terms of spectrum sharing. Introducing GPS
backup to 900 MHz dramatically changes the current mix of services, which
include innovative amateur uses.

To do:
Critique Appendix A (technical support)
Develop comment draft for review.
File by 5 September 2024.
Be prepared to reply to comments by 20 September 2024.

Additional comment and critique welcome and encouraged.

-MIchelle W5NYV



On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 5:57 PM Michelle Thompson <
mountain.michelle at gmail.com> wrote:

> 900 MHz regulatory meetup to talk about the NPRM and potential comments we
> might want to submit is scheduled for tomorrow Monday 19 August 2024 at
> 0900 US Pacific.
>
> Abraxas3d is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
>
> Join Zoom Meeting
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88693734068?pwd=d6cel7TUACmGNCJxSgfA7ayvgG0rHE.1
>
> Meeting ID: 886 9373 4068
> Passcode: 161912
>
>
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