[Ground-station] FCC Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands

[Michelle Thompson]

Thank you Ron.

-Michelle


On Thu, Jan 4, 2024, 13:29 Ron Economos via Ground-Station
<ground-station at lists.openresearch.institute> wrote:

> The 76 to 81 GHz ham band is not part of the R&O or FNPRM.
>
> Ron W6RZ
> On 1/4/24 13:14, Michelle Thompson via Ground-Station wrote:
>
> An item on the agenda for the January 2024 FCC Open Meeting is a Report
> and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Modernizing and
> Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands
>
> https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-399581A1.pdf
>
> Are there any challenges or opportunities in this for amateur radio or
> amateur radio satellite service that we (interested in amateur microwave
> bands) can comment upon?
>
> -Michelle Thompson
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> What the Report and Order Would Do:
> • Adopts rules to allow for point-to-point links to endpoints in motion in
> the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands under the part 101 rules, covering: (1) in the
> aeronautical space, ground-to-air and air-to-ground transmissions between
> ground stations and aircraft, and air-to-air transmission between aircraft
> in flight; and (2) in the maritime space, ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship,
> aerostat-to-ship, and aerostat-to-shore transmissions.
>
> • Adopts changes to FCC rules to facilitate the use of the 70 and 80 GHz
> bands for backhaul, including through the use of smaller antennas and
> through adoption of a channelization plan
> consistent with Recommendation ITU-R F.2006.
>
> • Adopts rules to improve the accuracy of the link registration database
> for the 70/80/90 GHz bands, including a requirement that licensees certify
> that each link is constructed and operating
> within 12 months of successful registration in the link registration
> system. What the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Would Do:
>
> • Seeks comment on the potential inclusion of FSS earth stations in the
> third-party database registration regime in the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands,
> and changes necessary to implement inclusion of these stations.
>
>
>
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