Drew, KO4MA, forwared your note to the AMSAT Eagle Team.

Thank you for sharing with AMSAT your group's vision for use of the 3.3 GHz band.

I do not speak officially for AMSAT but can provide some factual information about the band.

1. The ITU Amateur Satellite Service allocation is 3400 to 3410 MHz. So, only that segment of the band can be used for satellites. Therfore, anything AMSAT would do in that band, would have to be in that segment.

2. Although it has nothing to do with AMSAT, I wish to inform you that the weak signal people use the segment around 3456 MHz. Since weak signal work requires a low noise floor, it would be well to keep broad band digital work away from that area. Just as an aside, I note that I am active on that band and have worked well over 1,000 miles with only 8 Watts. In fact I hold one end of the North American record for 3.3 GHz having worked a station in Florida from the Texas Hill Country northwest of San Antonio. So, the band can do great things when conditions are right.

It is not possible to comment on your "band plan" as you did not provide a key for what the various colors stand for. Please provide that information so that I, or others from AMSAT, can respond to your question.

I wish you good luck on your project. We need more activity on all of our microwave bands.

Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 EM00kd