Freedom over Texas

2012

Security and operations are on the Houston City Services trunked radio system. Talkgroups:

41232 Ch. 1 Safety
41264 Ch. 2 Operations
41296 Ch. 3 Dispatch
41328 Ch. 4 Finance
41360 Ch. 5 Concessions
41392 Ch. 6 Catering
41424 Ch. 7 Main Stage
41456 Ch. 8 Satellite Stage
41488 Ch. 9 Sponsors
41520 Ch. 10 Volunteers
41552 Ch. 11 Pyrotechnics
41584 Ch. 12 Spare

Conventional channels:

461.0875  M  100.0 PL  audio technicians - bryan roberts, kick in only, unplugged 52 here, works now, moving on to snare, high hat, monitors is good, rack 1 is good, rack 2, floor 1 good front of house, go to broadcast, hey bryan, acoustic coming at you, acoustic good
461.1875  M  100.0 PL  lighting technicians - stage, are those focused ok, is that focused ok, magenta on stage right along with 2 red
467.575   M  114.8 PL  down stage color

2011

2011 radio usage (all simplex unless noted):

123.025     CSQ     Helicopter Air-to-Air
154.57     67.0 PL  key-ups
161.7     156.7 PL  KTRK-TV Channel 13 Helicopter
460.225   123.0 PL  Houston Police Department Ch. 8 Car-to-Car (traffic)
460.425   123.0 PL  Houston Police Department Ch. 5 Citywide (repeater; operations)
460.45    123.0 PL  Houston Police Department Ch. 10 Detectives (repeater; helicopter video downlink)
461.0375   047 DPL  
461.0875   244 DPL  "HFD EMS"
461.1125   69.3 PL  Finance?
461.1375   464 DPL  Beverage - go to channel 1 for safety and tell them you need a medic, budweiser
461.1875   627 DPL  
461.2375            
461.2625   445 DPL  Pyrotechnics
461.2875   77.0 PL  lot C was about 50% empty
461.3625   88.5 PL  Electrical? - i'm going to switch back to 2 real quick
461.9125   67.0 PL  we want to take all the lights out as soon as they're done we're on channel 12
462.975   127.3 PL  Houston Fire Department Ch. 7 Tactical (repeater)
464.5               stage production?
464.55     67.0 PL  breaker tripped
464.625    343 DPL  wireless mic, cable
466.4125   664 DPL  crews breaking down stages, climber, liberty, kids stage, 2 climbers, freedom stage, with lighting crew
467.775    156 DPL  talk about food, house needed, on the board in a minute
467.8      664 DPL

2010

5 Star Event Services providing event staff/security. 2010 radio usage (all simplex unless noted):

460.425   123.0 PL  Houston Police Department Ch. 5 Citywide (repeater)
460.575   127.3 PL  Houston Fire Department Ch. 5 Tactical (repeater)
461.0375   047 DPL  Security/Gates
461.0875   244 DPL  Dispatch
461.1125   69.3 PL  Finance
461.1375   464 DPL  Beverage/Ice
461.1875   627 DPL  
461.2125   74.4 PL  
461.2375   051 DPL  
461.2625   445 DPL  Pyrotechnics
461.3625   88.5 PL  Electrical
461.9125   67.0 PL  
469.55     156 DPL  Audio Technicians/Stage Hands

2009

2009 radio usage (all simplex unless noted):

460.225   123.0 PL  Houston Police Department Ch. 8 Car-to-Car
460.425   123.0 PL  Houston Police Department Ch. 5 Citywide (repeater)
461.0375   047 DPL  security?  talk about entrances and who is allowed in
461.0625   67.0 PL  
461.0875   244 DPL  
461.1125   69.3 PL  
461.1375   464 DPL  talk about setting up the beer booth
461.1875            talk about bands
461.2125   74.4 PL  
461.2625?
461.2875   77.0 PL  
461.3625   88.5 PL  
461.9125   67.0 PL  primary?
464.5     136.5 PL  may be the video production setup
467.775    156 DPL  talk about setting up audio
469.55     156 DPL  that's guitar 2 that you're talking into, that's guitar 2 on that side of the stage, should be channel 11

Talkgroup 0-05-106 on the Houston 2-Way Downtown LTR was active on July 3 and may be the IATSE Local 51 setting up the stages.

Also looks like 5 Star Event Services is handling security again this year so they might be on their own radios.

Prior to 2009

For many years prior to 2009, this event used the 16-channel Houston 2-Way rental radios for operations.