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0031-EX-ST-2009
Kestrel Signal Processing, Inc.
0031-EX-ST-2009
Status: Grant Expired Due to New License
WD9XSP
2009-02-17
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Description
Category
Date
Antenna Sketch
Images
2009-01-20
Antenna Sketch
Images
2009-01-20
Application Form:
OET Special Temporary Authority Report
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Kestrel Signal Processing, Inc.
Address
Attention:
David A. Burgess
Street Address:
2253 Fox Glen Dr.
P.O. Box:
2253 Fox Glen Dr.
City:
Fairfield
State:
CA
Zip Code:
94534
Country:
United States
E-Mail Address:
[email protected]
Best Contact
Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:
Last Name:
Burgess
First Name:
David
Title:
President
Phone Number:
707 208 2622
Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
We are testing experimental GSM cellular equipment. In order to assure compatibility with standard GSM handsets we must test in a standard GSM band. In the US, those bands are GSM850 cellular and PCS1900. Because these are licensed bands, we require an STA.
Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
To test an experimental GSM basestation. The purpose of the test will be to verify correct operation of an experimental GSM basestation design in an open-air test range with realistic service loads from a set of about 1,000 test users. These users will be allowed to place calls and send text messages to each other through the system under test (BTS + local PBX) for one week while on-site engineers observe the operation of the system and test different system configurations. The specific site and time of this test correspond to the Burning Man festival, a gathering of about 50,000 people in temporary city constructed a remote area of the Black Rock Desert. This festival affords a unique opportunity to have a realistic population of test users, realistic usage patterns and realistic suburban propagation conditions in an area that otherwise lacks any cellular coverage. This is an engineering test, not a service rollout. The test will include only voluntary participants. Test users will be informed in writing and through text messaging that they are participants in an experiment, not normal cellular subscribers, and that the operator of the test system is not a telephone carrier. Test users will not pay or be paid for their participation. At the end of the Burning Man festival, the system will be dismantled and removed.
Information
Callsign:
WD9XSP
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Requested Period of Operation
Operation Start Date:
08/28/2009
Operation End Date:
09/09/2009
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
Kestrel Signal Processing, Inc.
OpenBTS2
3
Yes
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):
David A. Burgess
Title of Applicant (if any):
President, Kestrel Signal Processing, Inc.
Date:
2009-01-20 00:00:00.0
Station Location
City
State
Latitude
Longitude
Mobile
Radius of Operation
Black Rock Desert
Nevada
North 40 46 9
West 119 13 12
5.00
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:
120.00
(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?
Yes
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:
25.00
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:
1190.00
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:
2.00
(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:
There are several structures of comparable height in the immediate area, including an 80' lighted sculpture.
Action
Frequency
Station Class
Output Power/ERP
Mean Peak
Frequency Tolerance (+/-)
Emission Designator
Modulating Signal
New
869.00000000-894.00000000 MHz
FX
2.000000 W 20.000000 W
P
270KG7W
GSM mobile telelphony
Action
Frequency
Station Class
Output Power/ERP
Mean Peak
Frequency Tolerance (+/-)
Emission Designator
Modulating Signal
New
1930.00000000-1945.00000000 MHz
FX
2.000000 W 20.000000 W
P
270KG7W
GSM mobile telelphony
City
State
Latitude
Longitude
Mobile
Radius of Operation
Black Rock Desert
Nevada
North 40 46 9
West 119 13 12
5.00
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:
120.00
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
120.00
(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:
25.00
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:
1190.00
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:
2.00
(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:
There are several structures of comparable height in the immediate area, including an 80' lighted sculpture.
Action
Frequency
Station Class
Output Power/ERP
Mean Peak
Frequency Tolerance (+/-)
Emission Designator
Modulating Signal
New
869.00000000-894.00000000 MHz
FX
2.000000 W 20.000000 W
P
270KG7W
GSM mobile telelphony
Action
Frequency
Station Class
Output Power/ERP
Mean Peak
Frequency Tolerance (+/-)
Emission Designator
Modulating Signal
New
1930.00000000-1945.00000000 MHz
FX
2.000000 W 20.000000 W
P
270KG7W
GSM mobile telelphony
City
State
Latitude
Longitude
Mobile
Radius of Operation
Black Rock Desert
Nevada
North 40 46 9
West 119 13 12
5.00
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:
120.00
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane:
240.00
(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:
25.00
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:
1190.00
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:
2.00
(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:
There are several structures of comparable height in the immediate area, including an 80' lighted sculpture.
Action
Frequency
Station Class
Output Power/ERP
Mean Peak
Frequency Tolerance (+/-)
Emission Designator
Modulating Signal
New
869.00000000-894.00000000 MHz
FX
2.000000 W 20.000000 W
P
270KG7W
GSM mobile telelphony
Action
Frequency
Station Class
Output Power/ERP
Mean Peak
Frequency Tolerance (+/-)
Emission Designator
Modulating Signal
New
1930.00000000-1945.00000000 MHz
FX
2.000000 W 20.000000 W
P
270KG7W
GSM mobile telelphony
30590
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