Bluegrass Cellular, Inc.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Bluegrass Cellular, Inc.

Address

Attention:	Tim Ash
Street Address:	2902 Ring Road
P.O. Box:
City:	Elizabethtown
State:	KY
Zip Code:	42701
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: Koppel First Name: Robert Title: Regulatory Counsel Phone Number: 7035848669

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: Bluegrass seeks to commence testing no later than April 3, 2019, for a period of six (6) months.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Testing equipment. No commercial services will be provided. Bluegrass will undertake the testing using equipment from several manufacturers. Bluegrass will use two existing cell site towers to mount the base station equipment to be tested. All remote units will be fixed, will operate within 1 kilometer of the base stations, and will operate with the same frequencies and power levels as the base stations. There are no ground-based radars in or near the planned trial area in Elizabethtown and Cecilia, Kentucky. Further, the trial area is over 600 miles from the Atlantic Coast.

Information

Callsign:	WO9XCL
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

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

Manufacturer

List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
Various	Base Stations	2	Yes
Various	Remote CPE	10	Yes

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):	Tim Ash
Title of Applicant (if any):	Director, Network Budget, Planning & Construction
Date:	2019-03-05 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Elizabethtown	Kentucky	North  37  44  48	West  85  53  19		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   65.00 (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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	3550.00000000-3700.00000000 MHz	FX	10.000000 W 343.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	20M0W7D	LTE-TDD

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	3550.00000000-3700.00000000 MHz	FX	10.000000 W 343.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	50M0W7D	LTE-TDD
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Cecilia	Kentucky	North  37  39  26	West  85  56  26		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   65.00 (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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	3550.00000000-3700.00000000 MHz	FX	10.000000 W 343.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	20M0W7D	LTE-TDD

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	3550.00000000-3700.00000000 MHz	FX	10.000000 W 343.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	50M0W7D	LTE-TDD

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