Hi John,
There may well have been developments I’m unaware of, but as I understand it the ITU made provisions for the Amateur Satellite Service specifically and separately from the Amateur Service. Unless the AMSAT proposal referred to by Scott @N1AIA was included for action at a WARC, it seems unlikely to become approved.
Apart from that, it would seem essential to align frequency usage with practices elsewhere in that part of the country, not only to avoid QRM to and from other groups, but mainly to ensure that dx possibilities can be realised when conditions suit. I’ve done a bit of weak signal dx on 2m and higher bands both from home and in the field. What comes through every time is that dx only happens when operators at each end align for the principal factors: frequency, time, mode and to a lesser extent, antenna directions. Random dx is extremely rare. Propagation is the one thing the operator cannot control, but without the other factors aligning, the best tropo conditions are wasted. On 2m, frequency locking isn’t essential for modern rigs, but on higher frequencies it become increasingly important especially for digital modes.
Apologies for long rant. rant mode off.
73 Andrew VK1DA/VK2UH