Are Ham Radio Bands About To Disappear?

🚨 Big news — and major controversy — in the amateur radio world. AST SpaceMobile has received an experimental FCC license authorizing it to use 430–440 MHz, part of the 70cm amateur radio band, for satellite telemetry and control.

This license—WP2XRX—is raising red flags for many hams who rely on that spectrum for satellites, EME, and weak-signal work. Is this a dangerous precedent for commercial use of ham radio spectrum?

📡 In this video, we break down:

What the FCC authorized

Why this affects YOU as a ham

How SpaceMobile plans to use the 70cm band

The potential impact on satellite ops and weak-signal modes

What hams are doing in response

💬 COMMENT BELOW: Should the FCC allow this kind of access to amateur bands?

📖 SOURCES:

• ARNewsline Report: https://www.arnewsline.org/news-text/2025/7/17

• FCC License WP2XRX Database Entry

• AMSAT-DL and Reddit Discussions

• AST SpaceMobile official website

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