1278-EX-ST-2017

Filing overview

Special Temporary Authority application - Address

Attention:

Andrew Messier

City:

Lexington

Country:

United States

E-Mail Address:

messier@ll.mit.edu

State:

MA

Street Address:

244 Wood Street

Zip Code:

02420

Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory

Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact

First Name:

Andrew

Last Name:

Messier

Phone Number:

781 981 1054

Title:

Assistant Group Leader

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:

2017-09-06 00:00:00.0

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):

Andrew Messier

Title of Applicant (if any):

Assistant Group Leader

Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

Authority is requested for an 8 week period - October 2 to November 24 - to cover a student run experiment that MIT Lincoln Laboratory is supervising. The Student project will be transitioned to the advisory group within MIT Lincoln Laboratory in support of our ongoing work with the U.S. Department of Defense. It is expected that over this time period there will only be 4 days of actual testing, and that for each test the duration will be limited to 2 hours sometime between 0800 and 1700.

Special Temporary Authority application - Information

Callsign:

WL9XTZ

Class of Station:

MO

Nature of Service:

Experimental

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:

Authority is requested for an 8 week period - September 18 to November 10 - to cover a student run experiment that MIT Lincoln Laboratory is supervising. The Student project will be transitioned to the advisory group within MIT Lincoln Laboratory in support of our ongoing work with the U.S. Department of Defense. It is expected that over this time period there will only be 4 days of actual testing, and that for each test the duration will be limited to 2 hours sometime between 0800 and 1700.

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

MIT Conducts research and development for the department of Defense under Air Force contract FA8730-120C-0004. The purpose of this student project is to demonstrate advanced techniques in geolocating an emitter using time-difference-of arrival TDOA. The transmitter will be setup to send a beacon signal at a rate of 10 messages per second. Station ID can be performed periodically using CW.

Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

11/10/2017

Operation Start Date:

09/18/2017

Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer

Equipment 1 Experimental

No

Equipment 1 Manufacturer

Keysight (Agilent)

Equipment 1 Model Number

E8257D

Equipment 1 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 2 Experimental

No

Equipment 2 Manufacturer

Minicircuits

Equipment 2 Model Number

ZVBP-2300A-S+

Equipment 2 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 3 Experimental

No

Equipment 3 Manufacturer

Minicircuits

Equipment 3 Model Number

ZHL-30W-262-S+

Equipment 3 No. Of Units

1

Equipment 4 Experimental

No

Equipment 4 Manufacturer

Southwest Antenna

Equipment 4 Model Number

1001-048

Equipment 4 No. Of Units

1

Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The purpose of this student project is to demonstrate advanced techniques in geolocating an emitter using time-difference-of arrival TDOA. MIT Conducts research and development for the department of Defense under Air Force contract FA8730-120C-0004. The purpose of this student project is to demonstrate advanced techniques in geolocating an emitter using time-difference-of arrival TDOA. The transmitter will be setup to send a beacon signal at a rate of 10 messages per second. Station ID can be performed periodically using CW.

Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation

Operation End Date:

11/24/2017

Operation Start Date:

10/02/2017

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