The MITRE Corporation

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

The MITRE Corporation

Address

Attention:	Janet Werth
Street Address:	202 Burlington Road
P.O. Box:
City:	Bedford
State:	MA
Zip Code:	01730
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: Werth First Name: Janet Title: Senior Principal Engineer Phone Number: 781-271-6214

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: The MITRE Corporation seeks a Special Temporary Authority to transmit HF signals from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Whidbey Island Naval Base, Washington, and Malabar Air Force Base, Florida. Testing will be performed over up to 5 - one week periods between 15 June and 15 October 2018. Air Force Research Lab is overseeing system testing involving each of these locations. They have asked MITRE to provide HF sounding necessary to inform testing and to support interpretation of their HF test results.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The MITRE Corporation is seeking an FCC Experimental License to transmit HF signals from 15 June to 15 October 2018 within the HF band between 4 and 12 MHz. Transmissions from WSMR (6-12 MHz) will provide ionospheric sounding for the propagation channel and will be used to select a test frequency for AFRLs test. Transmissions from Malabar and Whidbey Island (4-10 MHz) will provide critical vertical ionospheric sounding information necessary to interpret the results from the AFRL test. We plan to transmit at low power levels and on a not-to interfere basis. Sounding information is needed on an intermittent basis - less than 5 minutes in duration before and after a test.

Information

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

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	06/15/2018
Operation End Date:	10/15/2018

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
ETTUS USRP	N310	4	Yes
AR Modular RF Amplifiers	KNA2040M22	2	No
Mini-circuit	LZY-22+	2	No

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):	Janet Werth
Title of Applicant (if any):	Senior Principal Engineer
Date:	2018-04-20 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	White Sands Range	New Mexico	North  32  19  55	West  106  24  14		0.05

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	6.00000000-6.52400000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	6.00000000-6.52400000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	6.68600000-8.81400000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	8.96600000-9.99400000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	10.10100000-11.27400000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	11.40100000-12.00000000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	11.40100000-12.00000000 MHz	FX	100.000000 W 100.000000 W	P	0.00100000 %	D7D

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