5th Meeting of the Expert Team on Radio-Frequency Coordination (20-22 February 2024)
5th Meeting of the Expert Team on Radio-Frequency Coordination (20-22 February 2024)
Date & Time
20-22 February 2024
Venue
Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
4 Mary Street St Clair
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Agenda
Meeting documents: ET-RFC Meeting 2024
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Item |
Subject |
Document/author |
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0 |
Organization of the meeting |
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0.1 |
Opening of the meeting |
ET-RFC Chair |
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Secretary-General of CTU |
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0.2 |
Approval of the agenda |
Doc 0.2 - Chair |
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0.3 |
Working arrangements |
Doc 0.3 - Chair |
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1 |
Organization of the Expert Team on Radio Frequency Coordination |
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1.1. |
ET-RFC Vice-Chair(s) |
Chair |
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1.2 |
WMO ET-RFC Focal Points |
Doc 1.2 - Chair |
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2 |
Review of previous activities |
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2 |
ET-RFC-4 List of actions |
Doc 2 – Chair |
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3 |
Outcomes of WRC-2023 and outlook for WRC-27 |
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3.1 |
Outcomes of WRC-23 agenda items of relevance to WMO Members |
Doc 3.1 - Members |
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3.1.1 |
Identification of the frequency bands 6425-7025 MHz, 7025-7125 MHz and 10.0-10.5 GHz for IMT and its impact on meteorological systems (WRC-23 A.I. 1.2) |
Kirsty McBeath |
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3.1.2 |
Avoiding any potential for RFI into the MetSat L-Band 1675-1710 MHz (WRC-23 A.I. 1.4) |
Tom Wojtaszek / Benjie Spencer |
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3.1.3 |
New secondary allocation for EESS (active) around 45 MHz for space-borne radar sounders operation in polar regions (WRC-23 A.I. 1.12) |
Dave Franc |
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3.1.4 |
New frequency allocations for EESS (passive) in the bands 239.2-242.2 and 244.2-247.2 GHz (WRC-23 A.I. 1.14) |
Markus Dreis |
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3.1.5 |
Revision of the Resolution 731 (WRC-23 A.I. 4) |
Markus Dreis |
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3.1.6 |
Recognition of Space Weather in the Radio Regulations (WRC-23 A.I. 9.1a) |
Eric Allaix |
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3.1.7 |
Protection of EESS in the frequency band 36-37 GHz from non-GSO space stations (WRC-23 A.I. 9.1d) |
Alec Casey |
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3.1.8 |
Other WRC-23 agenda items of prime importance for WMO Members |
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3.2 |
Develop First Draft of WMO Position Paper for WRC-27 |
Doc 3.2.0 - Template Doc 3.2.1 - Chair Doc 3.2.2 - ESA, EUMETNET, EUMETSAT, Météo-France, MetOffice Doc 3.2.3 - ECCC Doc 3.2.4 - NOAA Doc 3.2 - Merged document |
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4 |
Introduction of WMO concerns on frequency matters beyond WRC agenda items |
Members |
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5 |
RF-related information in OSCAR/Surface |
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5 |
Potential integration of RF-related information in OSCAR/Surface for the surface-based observation systems operated by WMO Members: discussion |
Doc 5 - Secretariat |
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6 |
Issues related to C-band weather radars using solid state technology |
Members |
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6.1 |
Technical background information on potential RFI impacts to solid state weather radar systems |
Doc 6.1b - MoM 16 Jan 2024 |
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6.2 |
The development of a consolidated strategy related to the RFI issues and associated threats to solid-state weather radars |
Members |
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7 |
Capacity Development |
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7.1 |
Initial feedback on Training workshop on RF matters: Day 1 |
Eric Allaix |
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7.2 |
National Focal Points on RF matters |
Doc 7 - Secretariat |
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7.3 |
Joint training activities planned by WMO and ITU |
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7.4 |
Virtual theme days (RFC2023.16): discussion |
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7.5 |
INFCOM-3: side event on RF matters |
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8 |
ITU-WMO Handbook updates |
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8 |
ITU-WMO Handbook updates: specific input from ET-RFC |
Doc 8 - Markus Dreis |
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9 |
Further activities (list of actions, next meetings, etc.) |
Members |
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10 |
Any other business |
Members |
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11 |
Closure of the meeting |
ET-RFC Chair |