12/08/2023

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication
Conference 2023 (WRC-23) began November 20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and
will continue through December 15, 2023. During WRC-23, the ITU's 193 sovereign
Member States, each with one equal vote, will address items on a formal agenda
in an effort to reach consensus on revisions to the ITU Radio Regulations, the
international treaty governing the global use of radio-frequency spectrum and
satellite orbits.

WRC's are held every 3 to 4 years and include the Amateur and Amateur Satellite
Service allocations.

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is a Sector Member of the ITU and
globally represents the interests of amateur radio. A contingent of
representatives from IARU and ARRL in the US are attending the meetings. ARRL
serves as the International Secretariat of the IARU.

The agenda of items to be reviewed for WRC-23 was established at the completion
of the last conference in 2019. Of primary importance to the Amateur and
Amateur Satellite Services is Agenda Item 9.1 topic b, which addresses the
amateur use of the 23 - centimeter band and the co-frequency use by several
radio navigation satellite service (RNSS) systems in the 1240 - 1300 MHz band.

The work at WRC-23 involves several committees, working groups, and sub -
working groups that negotiate spectrum matters in an effort to reach consensus
on the conference agenda items to subsequently be presented and formally
adopted during the final plenary session.

A report on items of interest to amateur radio from WRC-23 will be reported at
its conclusion.

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