FCC Seeks Comment on Motorola Solutions' Power Output Waiver Request for a New York County
The FCC Wireless Bureau requested comment on Motorola Solutions’ waiver request on behalf of Columbia County, New York, to permit the operation of mobile units with 50-watt transmitter power output (TPO) and 50-watt effective radiated power on VHF public coast…
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(VPC) frequencies. Motorola seeks to partition and disaggregate VPC spectrum to Columbia County to support a private land mobile system to meet the county’s public safety-related operations. Motorola believes the proposed operations at a higher TPO “will not cause interference to maritime operations or adversely affect priority to maritime communications provided by licensees on the channels and in the geographic areas not being acquired by the County,” the FCC said Monday. Motorola claims the proposed operations will have limited antenna gain and some land loss, which it believes won’t increase the potential for interference more than other mobile systems operating under the allowable level with a gain of 3 dB. Motorola claims Columbia County’s proposed operations won’t extend to or overlap major navigable waterways. The county agreed to protect against interference to maritime operations, the FCC said. Comments on the waiver request are due April 22, replies May 8.