Morehead State University

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Morehead State University

Address

Attention:	Dr. Benjamin K. Malphrus (Space Science Center)
Street Address:	200 A. B. Chandler Place
P.O. Box:
City:	Morehead
State:	KY
Zip Code:	40351
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: Schulze First Name: Ronald Title: Mini-RF RF Systems Lead Phone Number: 443-778-4924

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: The Morehead ground station is being used to characterize the Mini-RF radar instrument, one of seven instruments on NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO is currently orbiting the Moon. The science team has a program requirement to characterize the transmit and receive paths of the Mini-RF instrument on a regular basis. The characterizations require one week of testing and repeated every 9-12 months.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The Morehead ground station will be outfitted with hardware to uplink a pulsed CW tone (duty cycle 80%) and receive Mini-RF transmissions. The uplink pulse repetition inteval is approx 1.25 seconds and the transmit pulse width is approx 1 second. Mini-RF can transmit/receive RF signals between 2370 and 2390 MHz. We will select a CW tone to uplink over this band for our experiment. Tentatively, an uplink tone at 2379.5 MHz and downlink tone at 2380.5 MHz from Mini-RF is being planned. The uplink power (at the feed input) is expectred to be ~60 Watts. The exact timing of the test is difficult to schedule due to the complexities with scheduling time to use the LRO spacecraft and a requirement to coordinate the test around New Moon. The main constraint that we have on the ground is cold weather. With this in mind the test will be conducted sometime between Sept 1 and Dec 31, 2010.

Information

Callsign:	WE9XNM
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	01/12/2011
Operation End Date:	05/31/2011

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
Microhard	MHX 2400	1	No
Northrup Grumman	EM Mini-RF Tx	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):	Ron Schulze
Title of Applicant (if any):	Mini-RF Calibration System Engineer
Date:	2010-12-21 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Morehead	Kentucky	North  38  11  30	West  83  26  20		16.20

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:   0.50 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   360.00 (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   10.00 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:   25.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   348.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   16.00 (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: Antenna has Aircraft obstruction light installed. Hill NW range 209 meters, elevation 361 meters. Hill ESE range 121 meters, elevation, 349 meters. Structure - Communication Tower (Adelphia Site) N at 209 meters, elevation 391 meters. Structure - KySat Tower SE at 121 meters, elevation 361 meters

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2370.00000000-2390.00000000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 23.000000 MW	P		20K0L0N	1.25 sec PRI, 1 sec PW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2370.00000000-2390.00000000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 23.000000 MW	P		500KG2D	110 kbps dev ratio 1.2 pk

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2417.20000000-2431.20000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 168.000000 kW	P		350KF1D	86000 baud

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	7130.00000000-7150.00000000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 MW	P		20K0L0N	1.25 PRI, 1 sec PW

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	7130.00000000-7150.00000000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 MW	P		500KG2D	110 kbps dev ratio 1.2 pk

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