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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

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Address

Attention:	Ben Schreffler
Street Address:	118 East Columbia River Way
P.O. Box:
City:	Bingen
State:	WA
Zip Code:	98605
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: Thorsheim First Name: Joel Title: Freqeuncy Manager Phone Number: 206-544-6066

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: This Special Temporary Authorization request is required to test and operate a command and control data link in the S-Band.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The system will be installed in a Ground Control Station, and provide command and control link from the GCS to the aircraft. Initial testing will be at Bingen, WA on the ground, followed up with airborne UAS testing at Boardman, OR, and then a long range test will start at Wasco Butte where the GCS will be located and a Cessna flying east up to 200 km LOS. For this range flight the Cessna may have to fly at altitudes up to 12,000 feet. See Technical Description

Information

Callsign:	WL9XYN
Class of Station:	FX MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	11/10/2017
Operation End Date:	05/10/2018

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
Frewave Technologies	Freewave	2	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):	Ben Schreffler
Title of Applicant (if any):	Flight Test Engineer
Date:	2017-10-23 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Bingen	Washington	North  45  42  23	West  121  27  23		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2305.00000000-2314.00000000 MHz	FX	N/A 3.200000 W	M		230KF1D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2305.00000000-2314.00000000 MHz	FX	N/A 6.600000 kW	M		230KF1D
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Boardman	Oregon	North  45  44  54	West  119  47  38		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2305.00000000-2314.00000000 MHz	FX	N/A 6.600000 kW	M		230KF1D
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Boardman	Oregon	North  45  44  54	West  119  47  38	Boardman, OR. Mobile up to 5000 Feet Flight Level	50.00

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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2310.00000000-2314.00000000 MHz	MO	N/A 3.200000 W	M		230KF1D
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Wasco Butte	Oregon	North  45  36  26	West  121  19  53		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2305.00000000-2314.00000000 MHz	FX	N/A 6.600000 kW	M		230KF1D
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Arlington	Oregon	North  45  46  58	West  120  5  20	Arlington, OR. 78 deg heading from Butte 12K Altitude	100.00

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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2310.00000000-2314.00000000 MHz	MO	N/A 3.200000 W	M		230KF1D

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