Virginia County Seeks Additional Time to 'Narrowband' Its Radio System
Augusta County, Virginia, asked the FCC for additional time to “narrowband” its radios using the 150-174 MHz and 450-470 MHz bands, as required by the FCC. The county is operating the system on a waiver that expires Saturday and asked…
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the FCC to extend it until Oct. 16. Augusta County cited unique problems caused by the “quiet zone” around the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), parts of which are located in the county. NRAO required severe reductions in transmitted directional effective radiated power for radios directed toward the observatory, the county said in a filing in docket 99-87. “As a result, the County lost some communications coverage of its service area” that poses a threat to public safety communications, the county said. “So the County redesigned the radio system to add additional base stations and microwave backhaul capability to remedy the problem,” the filing said. “Integrating those new facilities into the County radio system has caused significant delays for reasons beyond the County's control.”