Metric Systems Corporation

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Metric Systems Corporation

Address

Attention:	William Brown
Street Address:	3055 Enterprise Court
P.O. Box:
City:	Vista
State:	CA
Zip Code:	92081
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: Brown First Name: William Title: President Phone Number: 760-560-0348

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: To conduct tests to evaluate the effectiveness of using TVWS devices in providing short-range point-to-point transmission in street-side to internal residential dwellings and in short-range infrastructure applications.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

To perform a series of propagation and traffic evaluations and measurements over a reasonable period to determine the economic and technical feasibility of operating within the 470-608 MHz and 614-698 bands.

Information

Callsign:	WK9XDV
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	07/18/2016
Operation End Date:	01/15/2017

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
Kathrein	K72314	4	Yes
Metric Systems Corporation	RaptorXR	10	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):	William Brown
Title of Applicant (if any):	President
Date:	2016-07-11 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Madison	Wisconsin	North  43  3  16	West  89  28  4

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:   28.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   99.27 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   0.28 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:   10.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   315.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   13.84 (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: none

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	470.00000000-608.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	614.00000000-698.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Platteville	Wisconsin	North  42  44  6	West  90  28  47

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:   28.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   86.61 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   0.09 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:   10.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   305.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.32 (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: none

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	470.00000000-608.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	614.00000000-698.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Greenbay	Wisconsin	North  44  29  37	West  87  56  56

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:   28.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   101.73 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   0.24 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:   10.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   226.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   14.53 (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: NONE

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	470.00000000-608.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	614.00000000-698.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Madison	Wisconsin	North  43  3  10	West  89  27  27

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:   28.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   279.27 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   0.29 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:   10.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   319.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   13.84 (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: None

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	470.00000000-608.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 mW 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	614.00000000-698.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 mW 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Froebel	Wisconsin	North  42  44  12	West  90  26  20

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:   28.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   281.76 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   0.27 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:   10.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   239.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   14.50 (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: None

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	470.00000000-608.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	614.00000000-698.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Platteville	Wisconsin	North  42  44  12	West  90  26  20

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:   28.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   266.63 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   0.12 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:   10.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   312.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.32 (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: None

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	470.00000000-608.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	614.00000000-698.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.000000 W	M		4M25X7W	4M25

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