General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

Address

Attention:	Michael McDaniel
Street Address:	2305 Mission College Boulevard, Suite 101
P.O. Box:
City:	Santa Clara
State:	CA
Zip Code:	95054
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: O'Neil First Name: David Title: Attorney Phone Number: 2029553931

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: The Federal Government has hired General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (“GDAIS”) to develop a satellite communications signal processing system, to be installed at a remote facility that is conducting ongoing upgrades of the system. The proposed processing system will permit ground stations to transmit and receive terrestrial information via the satellite system. The satellite communication signal processing system will then provide the processing results to the Federal Government at a remote facility. The processing system will consist of hardware for operation with geo-synchronous satellites. The communications signal processing system is part of a satellite system vital to the national defense of the United States resulting from the events of September 11, 2001. Upon successful testing of this system, GDAIS will install the necessary earth station hardware to receive and transmit information from geo-synchronous satellites viewed from the remote facility. Construction at a remote facility and installation of this signal processing system are scheduled to be completed by August 2006 with testing from August 2006 through July 2007. GDAIS has completed testing of this processing system in its laboratory. However, in order to complete testing, GDAIS must test the communications system in a real world environment; hence the necessity of the authorization for an experimental radio station to test the communications system. GDAIS has pending an application for license for these facilities (File No. 0368-EX-PL-2006). Commission staff has advised GDAIS that processing of the license application may take a minimum of four months from today because of applications filed prior to this application. However, the time sensitive nature of this project combined with its implications for national security requires that GDAIS begin real world testing with the experimental license as soon as possible. But for the time sensitive nature of this project and its importance to national security, GDAIS would not file this request and instead wait for processing of the pending license application. The time sensitive nature of this project combined with its importance to national security justifies Commission approval of this request for special temporary authority. It is imperative that GDAIS fulfill its obligations to the Federal Government in a timely manner, with real world testing with the experimental radio station commencing as soon as possible. GDAIS therefore requests that the Commission grant this request for special temporary authority for a period of six months. GDAIS further requests that the Commission continue processing the pending license application in a timely manner. Because this project has been classified “top-secret”, the Federal Government prohibits GDAIS from disclosing the name of the federal agency, the contact person at the agency, the project number, or the name of the project. GDAIS has in the past filed Form 442 applications in this manner and receive approval from the Federal Communications Commission, most recently for an application filed with the FCC in January 2002.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

See response to the previous question.

Information

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

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	08/15/2006
Operation End Date:	01/15/2007

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
Scientific Atlanta	Maristar-M 9821	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):	Michael W. Kauffman
Title of Applicant (if any):	Vice President and General Counsel
Date:	2006-08-14 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Santa Clara	California	North  37  23  22	West  122  58  59		0.10

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:   0.74 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   90.00 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   45.00 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:   11.60 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   20.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   2.20 (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: None

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	5925.00000000-6425.00000000 MHz	FX	85.000000 kW 85.000000 kW	M	1.00000000 %	5M00G1W	QPSK

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