Austin City Limits Music Festival 2023 - STA License

[wx9svr]

Communications Direct Inc. has been granted an STA license (WRYX615) for event operations comms at the 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival (Oct 6-8 & 13-15, 2023 • Zilker Park).

ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WRYX615 - Communications Direct Inc

 

[hiegtx]

Communications Direct Inc. has been granted an STA license (WRYX615) for event operations comms at the 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival (Oct 6-8 & 13-15, 2023 • Zilker Park).

ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WRYX615 - Communications Direct Inc

Looking at the emission codes for the frequencies on the license. Looks like DMR (MotoTRBO will be used.

 

[wx9svr]

Looking at the emission codes for the frequencies on the license. Looks like DMR (MotoTRBO will be used.

Yes, probably a Cap+ system

 

[dc2wheel]

I tried scanning the dozen or so output frequencies with a Radioddity GD-77 DMR radio in promiscuous mode and didn't hear anything. Would capacity+ normally result in no audio or garbled/encrypted sounding transmissions?

 

[RaleighGuy]

I tried scanning the dozen or so output frequencies with a Radioddity GD-77 DMR radio in promiscuous mode and didn't hear anything. Would capacity+ normally result in no audio or garbled/encrypted sounding transmissions?

How far away were you? If more than a mile away you probably won't hear anything, as with most music festivals and events using rental CAP+ systems.

 

[dc2wheel]

How far away were you? If more than a mile away you probably won't hear anything, as with most music festivals and events using rental CAP+ systems.

I’m only about 500’ from the east entrance gate off Barton Springs Rd.

 

[mcjones2013]

I tried scanning the dozen or so output frequencies with a Radioddity GD-77 DMR radio in promiscuous mode and didn't hear anything. Would capacity+ normally result in no audio or garbled/encrypted sounding transmissions?

It could be they’re running encryption, or they’re running RAS which I think even in promiscuous mode, radios without the proper RAS key wouldn’t be able to listen (with the exception being scanners and SDR software).