MIT Lincoln Laboratory

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Address

Attention:	Joseph Fischetti
Street Address:	244 Wood St
P.O. Box:
City:	Lexington
State:	MA
Zip Code:	02421
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: Martin First Name: Carol Title: Technical Staff Phone Number: 781-981-1671

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: Authority is requested for a six month period; September 2017 through February 2018; covering the initial phase of a data collection program that MIT Lincoln Laboratory is performing in support of work sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. To support the programs schedule and analysis efforts the data collection activity is planned to commence in September. Due to the early start date we are requesting an STA to operate the equipment specified in the application. Authority is requested for only limited operation of the equipment. Specifically, operation of the facilities will occur primarily weekdays between 8:00 am- 5:00 pm (ET). It is expected that on each day, transmissions will not exceed 4 hours in cumulative duration. In addition, during those hours, operation will be sporadic, not continuous. In fact, there may be extended periods of non-operation during the authorized period.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

To evaluate the use of this small radar for the ground-based detection and tracking of UAVs. The proposed experiment supports work being sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Advanced Research Projects Agency under Air Force Contract FA8721-05-C-0002.

Information

Callsign:	WL9XNX
Class of Station:	MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	09/01/2017
Operation End Date:	02/28/2018

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
Fortem Technologies, Inc.	DAA-R20	1	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):	Joseph Fischetti
Title of Applicant (if any):	Technical Staff
Date:	2017-07-26 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Lexington	Massachusetts	North  42  27  18	West  71  16  18	Hanscom Air Force Base	1.00

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	16.30000000-16.50000000 GHz	MO	3.000000 W 6.000000 W	P		200MF0N	FMCW 2.0 GHz PRF 1 kHz
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Ft Devens	Massachusetts	North  42  29  33	West  71  40  21	Ft Devens, MA	1.00

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	16.30000000-16.50000000 GHz	MO	3.000000 W 6.000000 W	P		200MF0N	FMCW 2.0 GHz PRF 1 kHz

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