Expedited Action Request

0143-EX-PL-2002 Text Documents

Andrew Corporation

2002-07-03ELS_56952

Exhibit No. 1 FCC Form 442 July 1, 2002 REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED ACTION Andrew Corporation (“Andrew”) hereby respectfully requests expedited action on this application. Andrew is a leading manufacturer of antenna products, including radio and television broadcast antennas, earth station antennas, microwave antennas, cellular and PCS base station antennas, and subscriber antennas. Andrew also manufactures transmission products, including a variety of coaxial cable and cable connector products, and certain amplifier and repeater products. As noted Exhibit 2, submitted in response to Item 7, this application seeks reinstatement of the operations authorized under experimental license Call Sign WB2XBW (File No. 0168-EX-PL-1999), which expired on April 1, 2002. That license authorized Andrew to operate a test range on the premises of its headquarters and manufacturing complex in Orland Park, Illinois, to test new directional and non-directional fixed antenna products and designs. Further details regarding the operation of, and the need for, the test range facility are set forth in Exhibit 2. Due to administrative oversight, Andrew failed to file for renewal of experimental license WB2XBW. However, Andrew continues to require experimental authority, virtually on a daily basis, to fulfill urgent and ongoing requirements for research, development and testing of antenna products. It is critical to the timely development of new and improved antenna products that Andrew be re-authorized to operate its Orland Park test range as soon as possible. Expedited consideration of this application will not only allow Andrew to more quickly move new products to market to satisfy customer demand, but will serve the public interest by expediting the availability of newer, more efficient antenna designs having the attendant benefit of more efficient use of the scarce radio spectrum. It is also noted that Andrew has received no complaints from the public of interference during the period it has operated the Orland Park test range. Testing is conducted in a controlled environment utilizing state-of-the-art radios and highly directionalized transmit antennas so that RF emissions are transmitted in a tight pattern to the receive antenna under test (“AUT”). Accordingly, Andrew respectfully requests expedited action on this application. DC01/380912.1


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