📣FCC authorises commercial satellite constellation use in the 70cm band In the USA the FCC has authorised AST-SpaceMobile to launch its full constellation of 248 large satellites that includes 430-440MHz for emergency telemetry and control when not over the United States. This is despite there being no such frequency allocation. However, the FCC permitted the use of the frequencies using Article 4.4 of the ITU Radio Regulations. This follows an initial filing and review last year, and extensive amateur concerns, that resulted in over 2,500 comments being submitted. The IARU has released a statement on the matter which you can read via tinyurl.com/IARU-AST We have more background and earlier responses on our Spectrum Forum web page at tinyurl.com/RSGB-AST #amateurradio #hamr