NewFrequencyCoordinationLandscape• NFLUpdate• 600MHzTVSpectrumRepacking
Los Angeles
TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…• Technologytobecoordinatedinclude:– Wirelessmics–Ref’s,BroadcastandStadium
– IFBs–StadiumandBroadcast– IntercomSystems–Stadium,Coaches,Referee’sandBroadcast
– 2-WayRadios–StadiumOps,Broadcast,PublicSafety,CoachtoPlayer
– Microwave–StadiumandBroadcast– UltraWideBand–PlayerTracking
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Problems:TheFrequenciesBehindTheBall…
Technologyisnevertroublefree:• RFisnotnecessarily“Plug&Play”• Coach-to-PlayerInterference• Referee’smicproblems• OperatorProblems
• Wrongchannelselected• Wrongfrequencytunedintoradio• TX/RXfrequenciesdon’tmatch
• It’s“LowPower”--Idon’tneedtocoordinate
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FrequencyCoordination-History• StartedwithSuperBowlXXX–Phoenix• GameDayCoordination(GDC)Programimplementedleaguewideseveralyearslater
• AddedALLNFLeventsincluding– Draft– OwnersMeeting– ProBowl– Combine
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FrequencyCoordination–CurrentProcess• EmailtheCoordinator– GDC<teamname>@nfl.com– [email protected]
• Include– On-SiteContactInfo
• Company,Name,CellPhone,email– Equipment;
• Make,Model,FrequencyBand,CurrentFrequency
– Use;wirelessmic,IFB,2-way,etc.– Howwillyouuseit;ENG,PostGame,etc.
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NFLFrequencyCoordination–CurrentProcess• GDCrespondsviaemail• Verifyfrequencyworks• Checkforrestrictions• CheckinwithGDCatGame
– GDCwearsORANGEHAT– Radiomaygettagged
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NFLFrequencyCoordination–https://efc.nfl.net
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New600MHzLicensees–“Carriers”• ForwardAuction:$19,768,437,378– 2776of2919licensessold• 10MHzSpectrum(two5MHzblocks)• $5000 AmericanSamoa• $477M NewYork
– MajorWinners• T-Mobile 1525licenses $7.9B• DishNetwork 486licenses $6.2B• Comcast 73licenses $1.7B • AT&TCellular 23licenses $910M
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ProtectedUsers
• FullPowerTVStations• ClassALPTVStations• Havereplacementchannels• ReimbursedbyFCCtomove• OrderlyTransitionPhases
setbyFCC
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Phase1:9/14/18–11/30/18;9weeks
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Phase2:12/1/18–4/12/19;17weeks
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Phase3:4/13/19–6/21/19;9weeks
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Phase4:6/22/19–8/2/19;6weeks
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Phase5:8/3/19–9/6/19;4weeks
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Phase6:9/7/19–10/18/19;5weeks
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Phase7:10/19/19–1/17/20;12weeks
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Phase8:1/18/20–3/13/20;7weeks
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Phase9:3/14/20–5/1/20;6weeks
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Phase10:5/2/20–7/3/20;8weeks
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ProtectedUsers:TransitionSummary
*Phase0isnotanFCCdefinedTransitionPhasebutcontainsspectrumalreadyconsideredtobe“cleared”byFCCRules
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Phase StartDate EndDate Duration(weeks)
0 UnprotectedSpectrum*1 9/14/2018 11/30/2018 92 12/1/2018 4/12/2019 173 4/13/2019 6/21/2019 94 6/22/2019 8/2/2019 65 8/3/2019 9/6/2019 46 9/7/2019 10/18/2019 57 10/19/2019 1/17/2020 128 1/18/2020 3/13/2020 79 3/14/2020 5/1/2020 610 5/2/2020 7/3/2020 8
UnprotectedUsersplay“SpectrumWhack-a-Mole”as600MHzTXcomeuponunknownschedule
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Lectrosonicsmics&600MHzreallocation
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• Block24(614.4–639.9)Only614.4-616areOKat20mW(unlicenseduse)• Block25(640.0–665.5)653.0–663.0areOKtouseat20mW• Block26(665.6–691.1)NowCellBand12BlocksA–FUplinks• Block27(691.2–716.7)NowCellBand12BlockF&GUplinksand700MHzUplinks• 600MHzmicslimitedto20mW&Lectrodoesn’tgothatlowinpower!• Thisequipmentwon’treallybelegalforuseafter4/12/2019• SendyourgeartoLectrosonicsforreprogramming• ConsiderbuyingVHF
Sennheisermics&600MHzreallocation
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EW-100G3BandB(626-668MHz)areNOTOKexcept653-663
Shuremics&600MHzreallocation
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Becareful--ONLY653-663MHzcanbeused.
NotificationIssues–WhodoCarriersnotify?• Frequencybandsonwirelessmiclicenses• Areasarelicensed–notsites!• ItinerantusagebyLPAusers • FrequencyCoordinators?
• SBECoordinators?• NFLGDCs?• WhiteSpacedatabases?
• 600MHzLPAdeviceslimitedto20mW• UnknownCarrierrollouttimetables
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LosAngelesVHFTVSpectrum-2019
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
KHIZ KVHD KWHY KVCR KABC KFLA KCAL KIIO KTTV KDOC KCOP
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LosAngelesUHFTVSpectrum-2019
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
T-band T-band T-band KSCI T-band KHTV KSMV KPXN KVEA KSKJ KPOM KCET KFTR KXLA KCBS KNLA KTBN KMEX KTLA KNBC
76-88MHzLow-bandVHF• ComtekBST-25IFB
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174-216MHzHigh-bandVHF• LectrosonicsIFBT4-VHF• LectrosonicslegacyVHFOK!• RADintercombeltpacks
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216–217MHzHigh-bandVHF• ComtekBST-25/216IFB
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470–486and506–512MHz• LectrosonicsBlocks470and19• UsedsuccessfullyatQualcommStadium• NotforusenorthofOceanside
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614.4–616and653–663MHz• Lectrosonicsblocks24&25,butlimitedto20mW• SennheiserEW-100G3BandB(653–663only)• Shureonly653–663,20mW• Sendtofactoryforpowerlimitmod
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902–928MHzISMBand• ClearComTempestintercomsystem• CoachCommTempestintercomsystem• CrewComintercomsystem• Thesearenotcompatibleinthesamespace• CoachCommusedinNCAACoachintercom
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944–952MHzPart74• LectrosonicsBlock944• Mustbelicensedtobroadcastoutlet• Mustbecoordinated• AvoidchannelsinactiveSTLpaths• Mustnameoperatinglocation…• …therefore,nogoodforENGops• UsedsuccessfullyatQualcommStadium,LAMemorialColiseum,StubHubCenterinCarson
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5.3and5.8GHzUnlicensedBand• Teradekwirelesscamerasystem• Limitednumberofchannelsavailable• Willneedtocoordinateateveryvenue
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TelexIntercoms&600MHzreallocation
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Reallocationof600MHzbandaffectsthefollowingTelexIntercoms:• Thesebeltpackbandsaretotallyunusable
• 1(TV38-40:614-632MHz),• 2(TV41-43:632-650MHz),• 4(TV47-49:668-686MHz),• 5(TV50-51:686-698MHz).
• PartsofBeltpackband3(TV44-46:653–663MHzareusable)• E88intercomcanstillbeused
RadioActiveDesignsRADIntercom
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• NarrowbandUHF+VHF• CanfitmanysignalsinlowerpartofUHFandhigh-bandVHF
NFLSolutions• WiredIFB&micsforinterviewsandfixedsets• LicensingenforcedforPart74bands• Fewerwidebandintercoms,3:1Frequency/Beltpack• Shortrangeoperations(ENGphotographers)willbeassignedoccupiedlowpowerTVchannels
• VHF– Comtek,Lectrosonics,RAD• Narrowband–RADUV• Unlicensed900MHz-ClearCom,CrewComintercom• Unlicensed5.3&5.8GHz– TeradekBoltA/V• Unlicensed2.4GHz–Hahaha!
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ResourcesandQuestions?FCCRulesandData• LatestWirelessmicrules(June22,2017)
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-345478A1.pdf• IncentiveAuctionChannelAssignmentsPublicNotice
https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A1.pdf
• IncentiveAuctionTVTransitionDataFileshttps://data.fcc.gov/download/incentive-auctions/Current_Transition_Files/
Questions?GaryStigall,[email protected]
ManythankstoKarlVoss,Phoenixfrequencycoordinator
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