WARC 92 and some thoughts as to its impact on the NASA propagation program

The World Administrative Radio Conference of 1992 (WARC 92) was held in Torremolinos, Spain, 3 Feb. - 3 Mar. 1992. Major topics considered included shortwave broadcasting, mobile and mobile-satellite service, broadcasting satellite service (sound and HDTV), space services above 20 GHz, and space research. Considerable attention was given to the congested 1-3 GHz band in general and to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Mobile-Satellite Service, including 'little' LEO's operating below 1 GHz and to 'big' LEO's operating above 1 GHz. Significant new allocations were made for generic Mobile-Satellite Services (MSS). Proposals for allocations for uplink power control beacons and for space research received favorable treatment.