GE Healthcare Systems

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

GE Healthcare Systems

Address

Attention:	Matt Pekarske
Street Address:	8200 West Tower Avenue
P.O. Box:
City:	Milwaukee
State:	WI
Zip Code:	532233219
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: Hibbeler First Name: Richard Title: Manager Phone Number: (703)726-5671

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: Please see attached Exhibit

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Signal strength measurements to characterize propagation loss and interference effects in the 608-614 MHz WMTS band. Please see attached Exhibit

Information

Callsign:	WI9XAF
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	12/08/2014
Operation End Date:	05/31/2015

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
Rhode & Schwarz	SMVB1001	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):	Matthew Pekarske
Title of Applicant (if any):	Authorized Representative
Date:	2014-11-12 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Washington	Dist of Columbia	North  38  53  24	West  77  1  25		96.60

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   52.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   180.00 (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:   30.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   6.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   3.50 (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: We will be using a bucket crane that could go up 30.0m AGL

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			0M00N0N	CW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			1M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			2M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			3M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			4M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			5M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			6M00D1D	QAM
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Roanoke	Virginia	North  37  16  0	West  79  56  0		24.20

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   52.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   180.00 (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:   30.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   286.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   8.00 (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: We will be using a bucket crane that could go up 30.0m AGL

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			0M00N0N	CW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			1M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			2M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			3M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			4M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			5M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			6M00D1D	QAM
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Harrisonburg	Virginia	North  38  26  59	West  78  52  8		24.20

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   52.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   180.00 (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:   30.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   405.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   6.00 (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: A bucket crane will be used to hoist the antenna up to 30.0m AGL

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			0M00N0N	CW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			1M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			2M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			3M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			4M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			5M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			6M00D1D	QAM
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Boston	Massachusetts	North  42  19  36	West  71  9  4		24.20

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   52.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   180.00 (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:   30.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   18.30 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   4.00 (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: The antenna will be mounted on a bucket truck that could go up to 30.0n AGL

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			0M00N0N	CW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			1M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			2M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			3M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			4M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			5M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			6M00D1D	QAM
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	North  43  3  8	West  87  57  21		24.20

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   52.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   180.00 (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:   30.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   208.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   7.00 (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: The antenna will be on a bucket crane that could be 30.0m AGL

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			0M00N0N	CW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			1M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			2M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			3M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			4M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			5M00D1D	QAM

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	608.00000000-614.00000000 MHz	FX	0.063000 W 4.000000 W			6M00D1D	QAM

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