Carnegie Mellon University

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Carnegie Mellon University

Address

Attention:	Lynn M. Young
Street Address:	5000 Forbes Avenue
P.O. Box:
City:	Pittsburgh
State:	PA
Zip Code:	15213
Country:
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: Trent First Name: John Title: Legal Counsel Phone Number: 5404597646

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: CMU requires an STA to demonstrate and field test the capabilities of our mobile GSM base station designed for emergency use at an amateur radio conference hosted by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) (Pacificon ’14) to be held at at the Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA. The Conference is October 10th thru October 12th. CMU has previously been granted STAs for such conferences and events for this technology (See STA WG2XWP). We respectfully request expedited processing of this instant STA Request.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

CMU is working on new types of cellular base stations, including a rapidly deployable, software-defined version of a GSM station. We presented this research at Palo Altos annual Quakeville disaster simulation event on September 21st, 2013, and a mobile communications vehicle based on the same technology at the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) during August 11-13, 2014. We would like to demonstrate the base station and mobile communications vehicle at Pacificon in Santa Clara to a group of amateur radio operators, youth, and enthusiasts. GSM service will be restricted to a group of our researchers and a very small number conference attendees carrying our customized phones that have been pre-registered on our network.

Information

Callsign:	WH9XWK
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	10/10/2014
Operation End Date:	10/12/2014

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
National Instruments	USRP-2992	1	No
HD Communication Corp.	HD26477	1	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):	Lynn M. Young
Title of Applicant (if any):	Associate VP
Date:	2014-09-15 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Santa Clara	California	North  37  23  26	West  121  58  25		1.00

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:   15.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   6.50 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   3.20 (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: Antenna is far below the roof-line of the Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, which will be adjacent to our operation. As such, there is no air hazard.

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	890.00000000-915.00000000 MHz	FX	10.000000 W 13.851500 W	P	0.00010000 %	200KG7N	GMSK

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	935.00000000-960.00000000 MHz	FX	10.000000 W 13.851500 W	P	0.00010000 %	200KG7W	GMSK

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