Sierra Nevada Corporation

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Sierra Nevada Corporation

Address

Attention:	Bill Webster
Street Address:	1956 Webster Street -- Suite 300
P.O. Box:
City:	Oakland
State:	CA
Zip Code:	94602
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: Webster First Name: Bill Title: C4N Principal Systems Engineer Phone Number: 925-550-5818

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: The C4N Division of the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has developed an Air-Ground data communications link under contract with the USAF Rivet Joint aircraft operations as a part of the Big Safari Program. The SNC equipment is called the X-NET Air System. Only occasional opportunities are available for SNC actually test this dual-channel FDD radio link with one of the Rivet Joint aircraft. Such an opportunity will be available in the last week of this month, June 2010. SNC desires to internally test this radio link on one of our own aircraft prior to the test with Rivet Joint. SNC can perform this test in the period starting on 12 June 2010 in and around our office in Fort Wayne Indiana. We request an STA for this purpose. We request it be valid for six months in the event that we have an additional opportunity to fly with Rivet Joint later in the year, and could perform another internal SNC test in conjunction with that USAF test. USAF Contract # FA8620-06-G-4026 POC Information -- 645 AESG/SYKB CODE FA8620 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If Other than 6) CODE S0507A 8. DELIVERY FOB USAF/AFMC AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS CENTER (ASC) 2640 LOOP ROAD WEST, ROOM 213 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH 45433-7106 DENNIS W. MOHN 937-255-5774 [email protected] ALSO -- Glenn Prosek Tech Staff, 645 AESS/ENJ (AFMC) 1.903.457.6257

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

X-NET Air WiMax transciever radio devices testing The purpose of the operation will be to put one of the X-NET Air WiMax transciever radio devices on an SNC aircraft and fly around the Fort Wayne Indiana area, communicating with two of the X-NET Air devices on the ground in different locations. The flight tests will determine the range of the data communications that can be achieved, up to 250 Nmi radius, and the data throughput that can be achieved at different ranges.

Information

Callsign:	WE9XKO
Class of Station:	FX MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	06/12/2010
Operation End Date:	12/11/2010

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
SNC X-NET Air System	N / A	3	Yes
NA	NA	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):	Bill Webster
Title of Applicant (if any):	C4N Principal Systems Engineer
Date:	2010-06-06 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Fort Wayne	Indiana	North  41  4  30	West  85  17  23	Base Station - Then the Mobile Station (listed in the next entry) moves around the SNC office for a distance of up to 250 Nmiles.	460.00

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
Modified	2675.05000000- MHz	FX	25.000000 W 2416.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	2685.00000000- MHz	FX	25.000000 W 2416.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Fort Wayne	Indiana	North  41  8  36	West  85  9  10	Mobile Station - The Mobile Station moves around the SNC office for a distance of up to 250 Nmiles.	460.00

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
Modified	2675.05000000- MHz	FX	25.000000 W 2416.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2685.00000000- MHz	FX	25.000000 W 2416.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
		Indiana	North  41  4  30	West  85  17  23	Located on an SNC aircraft flying around the fort Wayne IN area.	460.00

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
Modified	2512.50000000- MHz	MO	50.000000 W 121.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	2520.00000000- MHz	MO	50.000000 W 121.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	2525.00000000- MHz	MO	50.000000 W 121.000000 W	P		10M0X7D	WiMax OFDMA

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