We, the undersigned members of the global amateur radio community, urge regulators, governments, and telecommunications authorities worldwide to preserve amateur radio frequency allocations exclusively for non-commercial use.
Amateur radio plays a vital role in global emergency communications, technical innovation, education, and international goodwill. Our spectrum is a limited and irreplaceable resource — once lost to commercial interests, it will never be returned.
We are deeply concerned by proposals such as AST SpaceMobile’s plan to use portions of the 70 cm (UHF) amateur band for commercial satellite services. This not only threatens to create harmful interference with amateur operations but also sets a dangerous precedent for future commercial encroachment on all amateur allocations.
Allowing commercial entities to occupy amateur bands undermines decades of internationally recognized agreements, which protect these frequencies for experimentation, training, and public service.
We therefore call upon national regulators, the International Telecommunication Union, and all relevant governing bodies to:
Reject AST SpaceMobile’s request to use the 70 cm amateur spectrum for commercial purposes.
Prevent any future commercial use of frequencies allocated to the amateur radio.
Reaffirm the importance of amateur radio as a public, non-commercial resource serving the global community.
Preserve our bands. Protect our future. Keep amateur radio free from commercial interference.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 19, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
August 13, 2025
157 Comments
With most public service abandoning the 450-470 Mhz band for P25, those frequencies are a better choice and near enough to the 430-440 Mhz amateur band for identical propagation and close enough in frequency to not require a major equipment redesign.
70cm band is used not only by amateurs, but emergency workers and first responders around the world. Granting AST exclusive rights over these frequencies is preposterous and would set a dangerous precedent. AST wants frequencies for C&C use the ones already allocated for that purpose.
Taking Ham Bands beacuse you dont want to pay premium money for your own is not fiar, acceptable and very disrespectful to one of the oldest amateur-hobbyist practices in hostory for which we all, including the esteemed parties who wish to claim this, have to thank for the very technology you employ. Be mature.
The lifesaving communication services recently provided by amateur radio operators in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene should be evidence enough of the value of preserving the amateur radio bands.
AST Spacemobile has plenty of telemetry options without encroaching on amateur radio bands. It seems that AST has no respect for the amateur radio community, our dedication to emergency communication services and the thousands of young people that we inspire to take up a career in the electronics industry.
Hands off the HAM bands
Stay out of our allocated spectrum. Find someplace else.
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We, the undersigned members of the global amateur radio community, urge regulators, governments, and telecommunications authorities worldwide to preserve amateur radio frequency allocations exclusively for non-commercial use.
Amateur radio plays a vital role in global emergency communications, technical innovation, education, and international goodwill. Our spectrum is a limited and irreplaceable resource — once lost to commercial interests, it will never be returned.
We are deeply concerned by proposals such as AST SpaceMobile’s plan to use portions of the 70 cm (UHF) amateur band for commercial satellite services. This not only threatens to create harmful interference with amateur operations but also sets a dangerous precedent for future commercial encroachment on all amateur allocations.
Allowing commercial entities to occupy amateur bands undermines decades of internationally recognized agreements, which protect these frequencies for experimentation, training, and public service.
We therefore call upon national regulators, the International Telecommunication Union, and all relevant governing bodies to:
Reject AST SpaceMobile’s request to use the 70 cm amateur spectrum for commercial purposes.
Prevent any future commercial use of frequencies allocated to the amateur radio.
Reaffirm the importance of amateur radio as a public, non-commercial resource serving the global community.
Preserve our bands. Protect our future. Keep amateur radio free from commercial interference.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
August 19, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
August 13, 2025
157 Comments
Please think of the impact loss of radio spectrum will have on emergency communications. In my 81 years of life i have seen at least two major events where amateur was the only means of contact. one some years ago was manned space craft that lost its main radios for a while.
With most public service abandoning the 450-470 Mhz band for P25, those frequencies are a better choice and near enough to the 430-440 Mhz amateur band for identical propagation and close enough in frequency to not require a major equipment redesign.
70cm band is used not only by amateurs, but emergency workers and first responders around the world. Granting AST exclusive rights over these frequencies is preposterous and would set a dangerous precedent. AST wants frequencies for C&C use the ones already allocated for that purpose.
Taking Ham Bands beacuse you dont want to pay premium money for your own is not fiar, acceptable and very disrespectful to one of the oldest amateur-hobbyist practices in hostory for which we all, including the esteemed parties who wish to claim this, have to thank for the very technology you employ. Be mature.
The lifesaving communication services recently provided by amateur radio operators in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene should be evidence enough of the value of preserving the amateur radio bands.
AST Spacemobile has plenty of telemetry options without encroaching on amateur radio bands. It seems that AST has no respect for the amateur radio community, our dedication to emergency communication services and the thousands of young people that we inspire to take up a career in the electronics industry.
Hands off the HAM bands
Stay out of our allocated spectrum. Find someplace else.
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Please think of the impact loss of radio spectrum will have on emergency communications. In my 81 years of life i have seen at least two major events where amateur was the only means of contact. one some years ago was manned space craft that lost its main radios for a while.