Question 7 Purpose of Experiment

0029-EX-ML-2006 Text Documents

LBA Technology, Inc.

2006-03-03ELS_74855

LBA Technology manufactures transportable medium-wave antenna systems which are
in use worldwide. Typically, this equipment supports military or disaster
broadcasting or in other situations in which it is not feasible to erect a
permanent structure. LBA presently has or anticipates contracts for new types of
systems for NATO countries and the Department of Homeland Security which require
new innovations to respond to current operational and threat situations.

These transportable antennas are tested in the medium wave band, where operation
is authorized under WC2XKX at 400 watts ERP on several frequencies. Test data
demonstrating the actual operation of purpose-built medium-wave transportable
antennas is typically taken for design concept adjustment and acceptance
testing.

Our customers' requirements for higher-powered mobile antennas are increasing.
They are not finding it acceptable to develop and test antennas at the presently
authorized lower power and merely interpolate the results to the higher power.
To meet their mission requirements, actual test data at a higher power level is
increasingly being required. Therefore, LBA Technology is requesting authority
to add an additional medium-wave frequency at 1620 kHz for use at a maximum 5000
watt ERP power level in order to support this critical infrastructure need.

An example of the applicability of this need is a recent antenna system
developed and built in 2005 for the US Marine Corps. Lack of appropriate test
authority precluded us incorporating a full power test plan prior to its
deployment to Afghanistan. We believe that the ability to offer such testing to
these customers in the future would be in the public interest.

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Document Modified: 2006-03-03 11:22:18

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