NTIA Raises Concerns on Use of 5030-5091 MHz by Drones

NTIA raised concerns about use of 5030-5091 MHz by drones within the National Radio Quiet Zone, in comments on behalf of the National Science Foundation. NTIA said it previously clarified that the scope of services “should be limited to the relevant allocation of aeronautical mobile (route) service (AM(R)S) communications.” NTIA said that alone won’t address all concerns. “We accordingly would recommend that additional criteria be developed, should this proceeding continue, to minimize … impact to particular radio astronomy sites, especially from low-altitude operations,” said the filing, posted Friday in docket RM-11798. Use of the band for drones has general support (see 2110130044).