Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Alphawave Golf Proprietary Limited
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
SJ
Last Name:
Marais
Phone Number:
+27218801188
Title:
Mr
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:
2018-12-30 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
SJ Marais
Title of Applicant (if any):
CEO
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Before finalizing the equipment certification testing for a newly developed radar sensor to be approved under the provision of FCC Part 90, it is required that the pre-production version of these sensors be tested as it will be deployed in an actual production installation. The performance of these sensors is likely to be sensitive to the particulars of the installation, making it necessary to test in an actual deployment before finalizing the hardware specifications. Our distribution partner in the USA (Flying Tee, Jenks, OK) has agreed to make available their site and participate in these tests, providing that we can adhere to the time window that they can make available for these tests. To this end, we want to apply for an STA to initiate the experiment by no later than 1 September 2018. * In addition, we want to apply for an extension to include a second site in Orlando, Florida. This is another partner site (Leadbetter Golf Academy) that is completely different to the one at Jenks (open grass area as opposed to tiered hitting bay building). The system implementation will be sufficiently different to require experimental testing. They will be collaborating with us to test and improve our system before it can be deployed as a commercial product.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WN9XIL
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Manufacturer
Equipment 3 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 3 Manufacturer
Alphawave Golf
Equipment 3 Model Number
EA-XRN-9000
Equipment 3 No. Of Units
10
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Alphawave Golf is developing a radar-based golf ball tracking system that will be deployed as a fixed installation at golf driving ranges in the USA. The radar sensor is mounted in a fixed location, and measures and tracks the 3D locations of golf balls moving within its field of view. This will be the first pre-production installation and will be located at a site of our USA development and distribution partner (Flying Tee, Jenks, OK). The goal will be to integrate our radar sensors with their client-facing front-end software and display hardware to iterate towards a mature product offering. The principle purpose of this testing will be to confirm that the frequency bandwidth and power specification of the sensors is sufficient, and that we can conclude the equipment certification process with the sensors configured as is. * The above also applies to the requested extension site of the Leadbetter Golf Academy in Orlando, Florida.
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation Start Date:
02/01/2019
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Alphawave Golf
Equipment 1 Model Number
EA-XRN-9000
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
10
Equipment 2 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Alphawave Golf
Equipment 2 Model Number
EA-XRN-9000
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
10
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Alphawave Golf is developing a radar-based golf ball tracking system that will be deployed as a fixed installation at golf driving ranges in the USA. The radar sensor is mounted in a fixed location. , and measures and tracks the 3D locations of golf balls moving within its field of view. This will be the first pre-production installation and will be located at a site of our USA development and distribution partner (Flying Tee, Jenks, OK). The goal will be to integrate our radar sensors with their client-facing front-end software and display hardware to iterate towards a mature product offering. The principle purpose of this testing will be to confirm that the frequency bandwidth and power specification of the sensors is sufficient, and that we can conclude the equipment certification process with the sensors configured as is. * The above also applies to the requested extension site of the Leadbetter Golf Academy in Orlando, Florida.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation