FWRRS Midlothian site expansion

[nd5y]

New application filed for additional sites in Waxahachie and Ennis with the same frequencies as Midlothian & Red Oak.

ULS Application - Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz - 0009090409 - MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF

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Midlothian 700 MHz P25 trunked system

Midlothian application for two site 700 MHz P25 trunked system. ULS Application - Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz - 0007652264 - MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF

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[Russell]

Do you suppose this will be an Ellis County layer?

 

[nd5y]

I have no idea.
If they intend to cover all of Ellis County they probably need at least another site near Italy.

 

[hiegtx]

Do you suppose this will be an Ellis County layer?

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Per Agenda item 2020-130, Midlothian is executing an interocal agreement for both Waxahachie & Ellis County to expand and join their existing system. Waxahachie, apparently, is adding a site of their own, and Ellis County is adding two sites, making it a 5-site system.

Link to the 04/28/2020

https://www.midlothian.tx.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=5634

More details are in the 04/28/2020 Agenda Packet

https://www.midlothian.tx.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=5633

There are other references that can be found by searching the various items on Midlothian's archive page.

Archive Center • Midlothian • CivicEngage

www.midlothian.tx.us

Midlothian's Agenda packet from September 24, 2019, covers the agreement for Waxahachie to join the system, adding a third site, with Waxahachie also funding the conversion to a P25 Phase II system (currently, the Ells County layer is operated as Phase I).
Agenda item is 2019-352
Agenda packet with details

https://www.midlothian.tx.us/archive.aspx?amid=&type=&adid=5390

Waxahachie approved joining last September

http://waxahachietx.new.swagit.com/videos/32360/agenda

 

[hiegtx]

I see where the license application has been 'returned', not granted. Correction needed?

ULS Application - Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz - 0009090409 - MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF - Administration

 

[nd5y]

I see where the license application has been 'returned', not granted. Correction needed?

ULS Application - Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz - 0009090409 - MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF - Administration

Yes. Returned means the FCC rejected it for omissions or errors or attempting something that is not allowed.
There should be a "return letter" attached to it but I don't see one. That might take a couple business days to show up.

 

[hiegtx]

Yes. Returned means the FCC rejected it for omissions or errors or attempting something that is not allowed.
There should be a "return letter" attached to it but I don't see one. That might take a couple business days to show up.

I wonder if, perhaps, part of the reason is a defective description for the proposed location 2. It's on the application as 4 miles east of Ennis on Hwy 84, along with latitude & longitude.

There is no Hwy 84 near Ennis. There is FM 85, running eastward from Ennis, and the lat/long coordinates lead to a tower site off that road, but it's Hwy 85, not Hwy 84.

The description for Location 1 is accurate.

 

[nd5y]

They fixed it already:

Your application is being returned for the following reason:

Please provide an updated RPC letter from Region 40 that contains the date of RPC approval.

 

[hiegtx]

Looks like the corrected app has been approved.

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4284906

ULS Application - Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz - 0009090409 - MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF

 

[nd5y]

They are adding another simulcast site S of Waxahachie between Forreston and Italy.

ULS Application - Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz - 0009122895 - MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF