Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp.
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Fred
Last Name:
Berrong
Phone Number:
(661) 272-7033
Title:
Wireless Technologist
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:
2007-12-20 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Kathleen M. Salmas
Title of Applicant (if any):
Secretary
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
To demostrate a WIN-T system. Please see attached request for STA Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp. (Northrop Grumman Mission Systems or NGMS) hereby requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (STA) to operate fixed-base and mobile experimental radio station facilities, as detailed below, for a 180 day period beginning on February 8, 2007. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems requests this STA in order to test and demonstrate the Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) system, which is envisioned by the U.S. Army to be the wireless network that interconnects mobile and fixed Command Posts (CPs), Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs) and other command centers. As such, the proposed operations under this STA request are intended to demonstrate the capability of next generation modular CPs to operate cooperatively utilizing WIN-T networks. The proposed operations will involve a demonstration, in which a fixed prototype CP will exchange data with a mobile partial CP utilizing WIN-T links.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WD9XDW
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
To demostrate a WIN-T system. Please see attached request for STA
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
To demostrate a WIN-T system. Please see attached request for STA
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Harris
Equipment 1 Model Number
High-Band Radio
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
Testing and demonstrating the Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) system which interconnects Command Posts, Tactical Operations Centers and other command centers. To demostrate a WIN-T system. Please see attached request for STA The proposed fixed/base and mobile operations will utilize Harris High-Band Networking Radios. The fixed/base antenna will be located at 215 Wynn Dr, Huntsville (Madison County), Alabama (Coordinates: 34°43'16.72"N; 86°39'19.42"W), which has an elevation of 204 meters. The proposed mobile operations will be located within a 30 kilometer radius of the fixed/base location. The operations will occur during daylight hours. While the fixed/base location will utilize a steered directional antenna set at between 10 and 30 meters, the mobile location will use a steered directional antenna set at between 5 and 20 meters. The antennae are TDD/TDMA Directive Beam Pointing antennae and have a beam width of < 20 degrees Az. The requested frequency range for the transmissions is 4.5 to 4.99 GHz (10 MHz steps), with an emission designator of 22M0G7W. The modulation will be selectable from 64 QAM, 16 QAM, QPSK and BPSK; and data rate will be auto ranging from 6 to 54 Mbps.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation