Narrative Purpose of STA and Frequency Coordination

1058-EX-ST-2019 Text Documents

MRTC Motorsport Communications

2019-06-11ELS_231885

MRTC Motorsport Communications
MRTC, Ltd.
STA Application 1058-EX-ST-2019
Frequency Coordination Exhibit and Narrative
Brooklyn, New York ABB FIA Formula E Championship Automobile Race July 8,
2019 through July 14, 2019

         This application proposes the use of amateur radio, land mobile, broadcast
auxiliary and certain microwave bands in the Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York area for
terrestrial only, international and domestic video production operation; for voice
communications and telemetry for electric-powered racing cars and communications with
pit crews of the race teams; and for two-way operational and security communications
during the ABB FIA Formula E Championship automobile race events and for testing
prior to the event within and immediately surrounding the race track which has been
created at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New
York. The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is the world’s first fully-electric
international single-seater street racing series.

An engineering analysis has shown that there should be no interference to any licensed
user of any of the subject bands, and with the addition of some broadcast auxiliary
channels for use for international video and broadcast production purposes, the frequency
list is otherwise similar to that which was granted by the Commission each of three prior
years for this same event when it was located at the Circuit of the Americas Race Track
in Austin, Texas (See WH9XUY, File No. 0618-EX-ST-2014; WI9XXY, File No. 0864-
EX-ST-2015; and WK9XIQ, File No. 1241-EX-ST-2016) and the last two years at the
same location in Brooklyn, NY (See File No. 0634-EX-ST-2017, and WM9XZA, 1070-
EX-ST-2018).

This is one of the two largest annual international automobile racing events in the United
States. Should any FCC-licensed or United States government station report interference
during the proposed operations, operation on that channel or band will immediately cease
and not resume unless and until the interference complaint is resolved. However, during
the past five years’ prior events using most of these same frequencies (including the last
two years at this same venue) no interference has been reported whatsoever. There are
on-site coordinators for this event who are charged with interference avoidance and
mitigation.

The stop-buzzer contact for this event is Mr. Ken Rumbold who can be reached at
+44 (0)7785 252 266. Alternatively, counsel for the applicant can be reached by
cellphone at any time at 301-351-3795 and will act as an additional stop-buzzer
contact for this event as well.

        With respect to the proposed use of land mobile and Amateur Radio frequencies
for video production, voice and telemetry, the use of amateur allocations in this STA
application have been coordinated with the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated.
Land mobile channels to be utilized during the race event within the requested band

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limits have been investigated using the Commission’s ULS database and monitored on-
site and found to be unoccupied. The Society of Broadcast Engineers local frequency
coordinator will be contacted to coordinate the use of broadcast and broadcast auxiliary
channels. Technical coordination staff will be on site during the race and channel
monitoring and on-site frequency coordination will ensure against any interference.

       The applicant has applied for AFTRCC coordination for the use of the band
2360-2395 MHz for video channels for this event. Coordination is pending and when
obtained will be submitted as an additional exhibit.

All communications can also be directed to the office of counsel for MRTC Motorsports
Communications:

Christopher D. Imlay
Booth, Freret & Imlay
14356 Cape May Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6011
1-301-384-5525 office telephone
1-301-351-3795 cell
chris@imlaylaw.com
chris.imlay@gmail.com




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