NSF agreement

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Panasonic Avionics Corporation

2013-03-28ELS_135037

Coordination Agreement for the Joint Usage
of the Band 14.0 - 14.5 GHz Between the National
Science Foundation and Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) is applying for authority to operate a global Aeronautical
Mobile-Satellite Service (AMSS) network in the 14.0-14.5 GHz Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS)
band. The AMSS terminals will be installed aboard commercial aircraft and operate with
commercial geostationary satellites. This coordination agreement and the pending Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) license comply with FCC Part 25 rules and the
recommendations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as a product of the
World Radiocommunication Conference WRC-03.

1. Overview

1.1 The band 14.47-14.5 GHz is used by the radio astronomy service in accordance
with footnotes US342 to the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations

1.2 The band 14.0-14.5 GHz has been allocated to mobile-satellite service including
AMSS on a secondary basis with the provision that government services,
including the radio astronomy service in the 14.47-14.50 GHz band, be protected
from interference from the AMSS service.

1.3 PAC filed an application with the FCC on July 24, 2009 for experimental
authority to operate two types of transmit/receive aircraft earth stations (AES) and
also plans to submit a commercial license application to the FCC.

1.4 The AMSS operations will allow AESs to transmit and receive information from a
ground earth station via a transponder on geostationary satellites arc under the
control of a ground-based network operation center in Miramar, FL.

1.5 This Coordination Agreement ensures that the PAC AMSS system complies with
both Part 25 FCC requirements and ITU recommendations for radio astronomy
protection.

1.6 Negotiation and signatures of this agreement are to be executed by PAC and the
Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Unit of the National Science Foundation
(NSF) for the Radio Astronomy sites identified in Section 2.1.

2. National Science Foundation Radio Astronomy Observatories

2.1 Radio Astronomy Site Listing

The Radio Astronomy sites under NSF support and listed in Table 2-1 make measurements in the
14.47-14.50 GHz band. These sites, including sites associated with the Very Long Baseline
Array (VLBA), are to be protected during their opera ion in accordance with the description
provided in Section 3.

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Table 2-1 Current Radio Astronomy Sites
Latitude Longitude
Observatory
(D,M,S) (D,M,S)
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) site:

Arecibo, PR ........................................................................ 18 20 39 66 45 10

National Radio Astronomy Observatory OIRAO sites:

Green Bank Telescope, WV .............................................. 38 25 59 79 50 23
Very Large Array, Socorro, NM ........................................ 34 04 44 107 37 06

VLBA Sites:

St. Croix, VI ....................................................................... 17 45 24 64 35 01
Hancock, NH ...................................................................... 42 56 01 71 59 11
N. Liberty, IA...................................................................... 41 46 17 91 34 27
Ft. Davis, TX ...................................................................... 30 38 06 103 56 41
Los Alamos, NM ................................................................ 35 46 30 106 14 44
Pie Town, NM .................................................................... 34 18 04 108 07 09
Kitt Peak, AZ ..................................................................... 31 57 23 111 36 45
Owens Valley, CA ............................................................. 37 13 54 118 16 37
Brewster, WA .................................................................... 48 07 52 119 41 00
Mauna Kea, HI ................................................................... 19 48 05 155 27 20

2.2 Additional Radio Astronomy Sites

NSF may add new radio astronomy sites to the list given in Table 2-1. In this case NSF shall give
PAC at least 2 months notice of modifications to existing sites, o the inclusion of any additional
Radio Astronomy sites to operate in the 14.47 -14 5 GHz band.

3. Operational Coordination Agreement

NSF and PAC agree to the following stipulations:

3.1 To provide protection to the Radio Astronomy sites listed in Table their
operational period, the following aggregate power flux density the 14.47-14.50
GHz band shall be no greater than:

(a) -221 dB (W/m2/Hz) for the Arecibo, Green Bank and Socorro sites

(b) -189 dB (W/m2/Hz) for the ten VLBA sites

3.2 Within a year following initiation of the licensed PAC AMSS service, authorized
NSF and PAC personnel shall periodically review the terms of this Coordination

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Agreement. If required, modifications of this Coordination Agreement will be
negotiated and instituted.

3.3 Any changes in the points of contact given in Section 5 shall be identified and
reported by the respective party in a reasonable period.

PAC agrees to the following stipulations:

3.4 PAC will respond promptly to any NSF request for protection as described above
for interference occurring at any site listed in Table 2-1.

NSF agrees to the following stipulations:

3.5 Provide PAC points of contact given in Section 5 a current schedule of Radio
Astronomy measurements to be conducted in the 14.47-14.5 GHz band for the
sites identified in Table 2-1.

3.6 Via the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) provide PAC points of contact given in
Section 5 any data that is not in accordance with the provisions in this
Coordination Agreement.

4. Termination Conditions

4.1 This Coordination Agreement shall be binding for PAC and NSF.

4.2 Either party providing a written notice of six months may execute termination of
this Coordination Agreement.

5. Points of Contact

5.1 Points of contact for this Coordination Agreement are:

Name: Dr. Andrew W. Clegg Name: Paul Sarraffe
Organization: National Science Foundation Organization: Panasonic Avionics
Title: Program Director, ESMU Title: eXConnect System
Engineering
Address: 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Address: 262000 Enterprise Way
Room 1030
City State Zip: Arlington VA 22230 City State Zip: Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: (703) 292-4892 Phone: (949) 672-2589
Fax: (703) 292-9034 Fax: (949) 462-7101
E-mail: esm@nsf.gov E-mail: paul.sarraffe@panasonic.aero

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