The ARRL has again asked the FCC to create a primary domestic Amateur Radio allocation at 2300-2305 MHz.
Amateurs now are secondary there.
The renewed petition was prompted by increasing demands on that portion of the spectrum due to development of new telecommunications technologies. The ARRL last year sought to have the segment 2400-2402 MHz elevated from secondary to primary, but the FCC has not acted on the request to date. The AO-40 satellite has been successfully using that band for downlink telemetry and transponder operation. The League renewed its request for primary at that stage. Amateur Radio weak-signal work is centered near 2304 MHz.