Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Afimilk Agriculture Cooperative LTD
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Steve
Last Name:
Crowley
Phone Number:
(202)670-5040
Title:
Consulting Engineer
Special Temporary Authority application - Certification
Applicant 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.
Date:
2013-04-19 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Eran Levin
Title of Applicant (if any):
VP R&D
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
An STA is necessary to test the operation and effectiveness, on two dairy farms, of a low-power cow monitoring system for the U.S. market. The equipment to be tested is undergoing the FCCs equipment authorization process and is expected to be compliant with Part 15 of the FCC’s Rules.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WG9XPA
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Afimilk LTD is a global vendor that develops, manufactures, and sells computerized systems for the modern dairy farm and herd management. The company is in the last development stages of a system that monitors cow behavior remotely, using license-exempt short-range wireless devices. The company wishes to test the operation and effectiveness of the system for the U.S. market. Specific issues to be verified: radius of effective operation, co-existence with other license-free equipment typical to the cowshed environment, installation procedures, and daily operation on a typical US dairy farm. No interference to other users is expected due to the low power used and the sparsely-populated rural areas in which the testing will be conducted. Furthermore, though operation across 904-926 MHz is requested, only 200 kHz of bandwidth is used by the system at any one time, with that channel chosen based on spectrum occupancy.
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Afimilk
Equipment 1 Model Number
AW4009600
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
250
Equipment 2 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Afimilk
Equipment 2 Model Number
AW4256000
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
4
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Equipment testing Afimilk LTD is a global vendor that develops, manufactures, and sells computerized systems for the modern dairy farm and herd management. The company is in the last development stages of a system that monitors cow behavior remotely, using license-exempt short-range wireless devices. The company wishes to test the operation and effectiveness of the system for the U.S. market. Specific issues to be verified: radius of effective operation, co-existence with other license-free equipment typical to the cowshed environment, installation procedures, and daily operation on a typical US dairy farm. No interference to other users is expected due to the low power used and the sparsely-populated rural areas in which the testing will be conducted. Furthermore, though operation across 904-926 MHz is requested, only 200 kHz of bandwidth is used by the system at any one time, with that channel chosen based on spectrum occupancy.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation