Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District (dBa SRP)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District (dBa SRP)

Address

Attention:	Angel Parra
Street Address:	M/S: PBF200
P.O. Box:	P.O. Box 52025
City:	Phoenix
State:	AZ
Zip Code:	85072-2025
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: Parra First Name: Angel Title: Senior Engineer Phone Number: (602) 236-8924

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: This STA is necessary for trialing new technology that is designed to provide Mission Critical Communications for Salt River Projects (SRP) Field Area Network. This new technology has been custom designed to meet the exact needs of SRP. This is primarily for Advanced Solar devices to control and maintain grid stability. Grid stability is paramount and Advanced solar devices exhibit a higher data capacity and higher sampling requirement over and above traditional customer premise equipment. SRP have purchased 700MHz Upper A Block Spectrum and request to be able to temporarily assess and test this new technology.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

To assess Tier II network performance in the 700MHz Upper A band. The purpose is to assess Tier II network performance in the 700MHz Upper A band. The Tier II base radio/collector will be installed on low height SRP assets (<19ft). The remotes will be mobile and trialed at various locations, and various assets, within the trial area radius. The trial assets include Advanced Solar Inverters and Capacitor Banks. The mobile antenna height will be <8ft. The Tier II network will interact with Tier I equipment across a wired IP interface. Tier I is currently licensed and FCC Approved Technology from the same manufacturer as the newly developed technology. A communications path will be tested between the Network Operation Center (NOC) across a fiber backbone to a Tier I wireless 700MHz P2MP network and then to a Tier II P2MP collector to establish reliable communications out to the assets. The purpose will be to assess propagation characteristics, data capacity, availability, suitability and fitness for purpose.

Information

Callsign:	WK9XTH
Class of Station:	FX MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	01/09/2017
Operation End Date:	06/30/2017

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
MiMOMax Wireless Limited	MWLTORNADOBHCZ	6	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):	David E. Marsh
Title of Applicant (if any):	Manager, Telecom Engineering
Date:	2016-12-16 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Phoenix	Arizona	North  33  13  13	West  111  33  3		10.00

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	757.00000000-758.00000000 MHz	MO	1.000000 W 1.532000 W	M	0.00010000 %	39K5F1D	4GFSK,dev14.38kHz,BT0.5

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	787.00000000-788.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.532000 W	M	0.00010000 %	39K5F1D	4GFSK,dev14.38kHz,BT0.5

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