Letter (June 06, 1997)

5582-EX-PL-1996 Text Documents

FINAL ANALYSIS, INC.

2003-10-31ELS_63686

ORIGINAL RECEIVED BOOTH, FRERET, IMLAY & TEPPER, PC. > JUN — 6 1997 — ATTORNEYS AT LAW & FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHRISTOPHER D: IMLAY 1233 20TH STREFRRONOf SHTEIAM CARY S. TEPPER WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036—2304 JUHANErREXET Getkeq)|_ TELEPHONE: (202) 296—9100 JULIAN FRERET (RETIRED June 6, 1997 FACSIMILE: (202) 293—1319 Via Hand Delivery Experimental Licensing Branch New Technology Development Division Office of Engineering and Technology 2000 M Street, N.W. Suite 269 Washington, D.C. 20554 Attention: Mr. Paul Marrangoni, Chief Re: Final Analysis, Inc.; Experimental License WAZXHE; File No. 5582—EX—PL—I¥ ¢ bear Mr. Marrangoni: This office represents the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc., which sponsors the national Part 74 volunteer frequency coordination program. The work of local volunteer Part 74 frequency coordinators is critical to the successful sharing of Part 74 Broadcast Auxiliary bands among broadcast licensees, and other radio services which share the same bands. Some time ago, when John Morgan was Chief of your Branch, SBE representatives and the undersigned met with John and Kimberly Baum, who was at that time also in the Experimental Licensing Branch. We asked that, at the time STAs or Experimental Licenses which propose the use of broadcast auxiliary bands are granted, there be placed in the experimental license or STA a condition that, prior to commencement of operation or any modified operation, the holder of the experimental or STA authority be required to contact the local Part 74 coordinator, if any, in the area. Mr. Morgan agreed that this should be reqgular policy, so as to permit an accurate database of users in the Part 74 bands, and to prevent interference incidents. He and Ms Baunm were in agreement about this and assured us that it would be future policy of the Experimental Licensing Branch. To facilitate the process, SBE regularly delivers to Commission staff updated lists of local Part 74 coordinators, which includes the address, telephone and fax numbers of the coordinators, and the markets they serve. SBE has that information at its web site as well (www.sbe.org) .

Experimental Licensing Branch June 6, 1997 Page Two We have had occasion to review a grant of an Experimental License to Final Analysis, Inc., with the above—captioned call sign and file number. That license, despite the fact that it permits uplinks to a LEO satellite at 159 watts in the 455—456 MHz band in the Washington metro area, shows no coordination or notification requirement. There are many, many users of that broadcast auxiliary band in the Washington area, including aircraft and helicopters doing traffic reporting and other broadcast related two—way communications. The band is heavily used reqgularly. There will inevitably be interference from this facility to broadcasters, absent advance and real—time coordination. I notice that this experimental application was coordinated with WTB and IB prior to grant, but not with the Mass Media Bureau. Therefore, the Society of Broadcast Engineers requests that the captioned experimental license be modified to include a coordination requirement before commencement of operation of the facility, and prior to each subsequent initiation of tests. The ostensible purpose of this authorization is to deternine compatibility with existing users and operations in the designated spectrum. In order to do so, it would seenm useful to coordinate the test operations with the principal incumbent users. Please contact the undersigned with any questions about the foregoing. Yours very truly, cc: Mr. Dane Ericksen, SBE Mr. Howard Fine, SCFCC Mr. Terry Baun, SBE Mr. John Poray, SBE Mr. Ray Benedict, CBS Peter A. Batacan, Esquire


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