VGOS Wideband Reception and Emerging Competitor Occupations of the VLBI Spectrum
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
The VGOS wideband receivers cover a spectrum from 2 to 14 GHz. In this range, many frequencies are allocated to other services. VGOS provides up to four 1 GHz wide sub-bands, which can be tuned to frequencies where detrimental radio frequency interference is absent. The increasing demand of commercial users of radio spectrum and related on-going telecommunication projects are threatening the VGOS observation plans. The examples of a compatibility study for 5G concerning the German Wettzell site and the global availability of Starlink/OneWeb illustrate the impact on VGOS and the need of regulation by spectrum authorities. This article contains a brief introduction how spectrum management is organized and what needs to be done on the national level to achieve protection for VGOS sites.
Coverage
International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry 2018 General Meeting Proceedings: "Global Geodesy and the Role of VGOS - Fundamental to Sustainable Development"
All editors
Armstrong, Kyla L.; Baver, Karen D.; Behrend, Dirk
Start page
32
Conferenece
Tenth IVS General Meeting "Global Geodesy and the Role of VGOS – Fundamental to Sustainable Development"
Conferenece place
Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway
Conferenece date
3-8 June, 2018
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2019ivs..conf...32T
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open.access
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