WE2XEW 2014 Annual Progress Report

0142-EX-RR-2013 Post Grant Documents

HNS License Sub, LLC

2014-05-27ELS_149624

May 27, 2014

Via Electronic Posting

Federal Communications Commission
Experimental Licensing Branch
MS 1300E1
445 Twelfth Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20445

Re: Annual Progress Report of HNS License Sub, LLC
Pursuant to Call Sign WE2XEW -- Amended

Dear Sir or Madam:

This Progress Report of HNS License Sub, LLC (“Hughes”) is submitted pursuant
to the special conditions associated with Hughes’s Experimental Radio Service license in
Call Sign WE2XEW.

On January 1, 2006, Hughes obtained an authorization under Call Sign WE2XEW
to conduct experimental operations with in-motion earth terminals in the fixed-satellite
service (“FSS”) frequencies at 14-14.5 GHz and 29.5-30 GHz. The experimental
operations conducted under this license respond to potential and actual customer
requirements, assess or demonstrate the viability of particular equipment and service
configurations that are under development, and/or test different antenna products from
various manufacturers in order to assess the performance of these products when
integrated into the Hughes VSAT system.

This year’s experiments have focused on the study of airborne antennas that could
be used for support of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations. A variety of
antennas where tested as a means to demonstrate compatibility between new mobility
antenna models and Hughes equipment. In each case, the transmission equipment has
been decommissioned upon completion of the test. Hughes also uses this license
regularly to conduct Vehicle Mounted Earth Station (VMES) demonstrations for potential
Hughes equipment customers.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC – 11717 Exploration Lane – Germantown, MD 20876 – 301-428-5500

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