BNSF Railway Company

0585-EX-ST-2019

Status: Pending

WN9XJJ
2019-04-02

Documents and Communications: [refresh]

Description	Category	Date
Request for STA and Purpose of Operation	Text Documents	2019-04-02
Grant E-mail Notification generated [Apr 18 2019]	Correspondence	2019-04-18

Application Form:

OET Special Temporary Authority Report

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

BNSF Railway Company

Address

Attention:	Jim Barrett
Street Address:	2400 Western Center Blvd
P.O. Box:
City:	Fort Worth
State:	TX
Zip Code:	76131
Country:	United States
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:
Last Name: Kunkle
First Name: Greg
Title: Partner
Phone Number: 2024344178

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The broadband system for railroad trackside broadband communications is not yet equipment authorized. This STA is needed for research, development and testing of a direct trackside broadband system.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

To operate, for a limited time period for test operations, up to 11 temporary fixed terrestrial test sites along a twenty-mile section of railroad track located southwest of Denton, Texas.

Information

Callsign:	WN9XJJ
Class of Station:	FX MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	04/20/2019
Operation End Date:	10/03/2019

Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Fluidmesh Networks	None	12	No

Certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):	Miles Francis
Title of Applicant (if any):	Manager II
Date:	2019-04-02 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Haslet	Texas	North 32 57 15	West 97 21 24		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 226.80
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 2.40
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Haslet	Texas	North 32 58 58	West 97 21 11		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 223.10
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 3.71
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: Tower is registered under ASR 1298277

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Haslet	Texas	North 33 1 7	West 97 21 11		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 226.50
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 4.80
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Haslet	Texas	North 33 1 57	West 97 20 41		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 217.30
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 5.30
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 2 33	West 97 19 59		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 213.70
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 4.88
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 3 31	West 97 17 55		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 203.30
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 5.38
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10G0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 5 55	West 97 17 37		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 190.20
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 3.30
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 GHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 GHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 8 13	West 97 17 22		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 209.10
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 0.78
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 10 22	West 97 17 18		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 219.40
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 2.94
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 GHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 11 46	West 97 16 51		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 219.10
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 3.37
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Justin	Texas	North 33 13 12	West 97 15 32		8.10

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? No
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 10.70
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 210.60
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 5.95
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: N/A

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2485.00000000-2495.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 4.000000 W	P		10M0D7W

80861