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THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO HELP MOVE THE WICKER BLUMENTHAL LEGISLATION
THROUGH THE SENATE AND TO THE PRESIDENTS DESK.  AMATEUR RADIO RETAINS FULL
76 81 GHZ BAND, SHARING WITH VEHICULAR RADARS  IN A REPORT AND ORDER ET
DOCKET 15 26 CONSIDERED AT ITS JULY 13 MEETING, THE FCC HAS LIFTED A NEARLY
2 DECADE OLD SUSPENSION OF AMATEUR RADIO ACCESS TO 76 77 GHZ, GIVING THE
AMATEUR AND AMATEUR SATELLITE SERVICES ACCESS TO THE FULL 76 81 GHZ BAND ON
A SECONDARY BASIS.  THE FCC ALSO REDUCED AMATEUR RADIOS STATUS FROM PRIMARY
TO SECONDARY IN THE 77 77R5 GHZ SEGMENT, TO MATCH THE REST OF THE 76 81 GHZ
BAND, AND IT IMPOSED A UNIFORM POWER LEVEL LIMIT FOR USERS OF THE BAND.
THE DRAFT REPORT AND ORDER R O CONCLUDED THAT AMATEUR RADIO AND VEHICULAR
RADARS WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SHARE THE 4 MILLIMETER BAND WITH MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE AMATEUR SERVICE RULES.  A GOAL OF THE PROCEEDING HAS
BEEN TO EXPAND AND CONSOLIDATE THE SPECTRUM AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE FOR 76 81
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