Partial Support of the Committee on Radio Frequencies

AST-0410006Corf在处理无线电频谱分配和有效利用的国家和国际组织面前，在捍卫美国科学界的无线电频率利益方面发挥着至关重要的作用。Corf的一项主要活动是参与向联邦通信委员会(FCC)就无线电频率的分配和分配以及其他管理事项提出的公开申诉。在过去三年中，在上一个授权期内，CORF向FCC提交了关于修订国家无线电静默区(NRQZ)内无线电频率应用规则的事项、当这种转移对频谱的科学使用产生影响时从政府转移到私营部门的各种频段的使用情况、超宽带(UWB)系统规则的修订以及其他事项。在接下来的三年期间，CORF预计将就美国实施WRC-03的结果、美国对WRC-06的建议、实施干扰温度概念以量化干扰、卫星发射机的虚假辐射对射电天文学的影响等问题发表评论。预计科协还将继续就毫米波频谱使用问题与联邦通信委员会合作，并加强与联邦通信委员会委员和工作人员的联系，以支持科学活动。

AST-0410006The CORF plays an essential role in defending the radio frequency interests of the U.S. scientific community before national and international organizations that deal with the allocation and efficient use of the radio spectrum. A major CORF activity centers on participation in public pleadings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding allocation and assignment of radio frequencies and other regulatory matters. During the past 3-years, covering the previous grant period, CORF filed comments before the FCC in matters related to the revision of rules governing radio frequency applications in the National Radio Quiet zone (NRQZ), uses of various frequency bands that were transferred from the Government to the private sector when such transfer had an impact on scientific uses of the spectrum, (e.g. at 4.9 GHz or 1427-1430 MHz), revision of the rules governing ultra wide-band (UWB) systems, and other matters. During the coming 3-year period, CORF is expected to comment on the U.S. implementation of the results of WRC-03, U.S. proposals to WRC-06, the implementation of the interference temperature concept to quantify interference, to and the impact on radio astronomy of spurious emissions from transmitters on board of satellites, among others. CORF is also expected to continue working with the FCC on issues related to millimeter wave spectrum use and to intensify contacts with the FCC commissioners and staff, in support of science activities.