DoD Releases Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy

[Russell]

An interesting, very high level, release from the Defense Department regarding shifting spectrum for "commercial" use. It does not reference specific bands in response to President Obama's request to make available 500 MHz from Federal/Military spectrum for "personal" devices.

Press release: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16547

DoD Electromagnetic Spectrum Strategy

 

[poltergeisty]

I would love to have a 500 MHz radio, but how do they fair I wonder?

Edit- Ah, never mind. I read the PDF and it's a total of 500 MHz. What happened to that C-block spectrum I was reading about???

 

[mancow]

It's not 500 MHz, it's 500 MHz OF spectrum. They have been gazzing over the idea of cellular like military comms devices for years. They already have the entire lowband range, 136-143, 148-151, 225-400. It's never enough for the .gov.

 

[DPD1]

Wow... Whoever wrote that doc, is very good at making a whole lot of nothing, sound like something. But I'm sure some consultants will make a lot of money.