University Of North Texas

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

University Of North Texas

Address

Attention:	Kamesh Namuduri
Street Address:	College of Engineering 3940 N Elm Street
P.O. Box:
City:	Denton
State:	TX
Zip Code:	76207
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: Namuduri First Name: Kamesh Title: Associate Professor Phone Number: 9403698960

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: The University of North Texas, a public university in the state of Texas formed an action cluster in collaboration with several other private, public, volunteer, and Government agencies including Civil Air Patrol, City of Denton, with a purpose to develop an innovative solution for enabling communications and information sharing during emergencies and disaster recovery times. The action cluster designed and developed a “Deployable Base station” which it plans to test during the full scale disaster exercise hosted by UNT and the City of Denton at the UNT Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The Deployable communication system will be demonstrated during the 2017 full scale disaster exercise. The demonstration is intended to showcase the capabilities and limitations in providing connectivity to First responders and Citizens immediately after a natural or man-made disaster.

Information

Callsign:	WL9XAC
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	05/01/2017
Operation End Date:	05/31/2017

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
Nuand	BladeRF x40	2	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):	Kamesh Namuduri
Title of Applicant (if any):	Associate Professor
Date:	2017-03-27 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Denton	Texas	North  33  12  14	West  97  9  32		2.00

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	900.00000000-910.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.920000 W	P	1.00000000 %	10M0G7W	Voice/Data

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	945.00000000-955.00000000 MHz	FX	1.000000 W 1.920000 W	P	1.00000000 %	10M0G7W	Voice/Data

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