[LEAPSECS] WP7D document on UTC

[Michael Deckers]

    On 2011-11-01 18:31, Steve Allen wrote:


>  One of the contributors to futureofutc.org alerted the chairs

>  that during our meeting the ITU-R issued a document for WP7D.

>

>  http://www.itu.int/oth/R0A08000009/en

>

>  It has news about UTC, and among other things it indicates the

>  response to CACE 539.

>

>      To date, the BR received replies from 16 different Member States

>      for the latest survey (out of a total of 192 Member States, 55 of

>      which participate in the formation of UTC) - 13 being in favor of

>      the change, 3 being contrary.

>

>  apathy?

>  not wanting to be the daisy standing tall enough to be lopped off?


    The document says that "spectrum utilization" is an important
    concern of ITU-R. No wonder they care so much about
    the 10..100 nHz band with all that leap second cross talk!

    Michael Deckers.