Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
PacifiCorp
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
James
Last Name:
Stahl
Phone Number:
(503)813-6915
Title:
Principal 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:
2012-05-15 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
James Stahl, P.E.
Title of Applicant (if any):
Principal Engineer
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
PacifiCorp is a multi-state electric utility operating in portions of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Utah and Wyoming. PacifiCorp holds licenses under Part 80 to use certain VHF Public Coast (VPC) frequencies for land mobile operations in support of its electric utility operations. PacifiCorp is currently designing a wide-area land mobile system on these and other frequencies. PacifiCorp is requesting Special Temporary Authority to conduct experiments on certain specific VPC frequencies near the Pacific coast and along the Columbia River for which PacifiCorp is not currently authorized. These experiments are to test data and control message transmission to and from mobile workforce vehicles. These tests are envisioned to take place both within PacifiCorps current license boundary and along the border shared with the adjacent geographic licensee, MariTEL. PacifiCorp has received written permission from MariTEL (attached) to conduct these experiments on frequencies authorized to MariTEL with the understanding that transmissions will be monitored and will cease upon notification of harmful interference. These experiments are in the public interest as PacifiCorp continually seeks means to more effectively and efficiently execute its regulatory compacts in the provision of electric service, and believes that the plan of experimentation will demonstrate to MariTEL that PacifiCorps use of these frequencies for land mobile use will not conflict with its provision of maritime services in adjacent license areas. Short term STA is needed to support coverage testing and optimization and to demonstrate that these frequencies can be used without interference into adjacent areas so that PacifiCorp can proceed with further planning and implementation of its wide area network
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WF9XTW
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Tait
Equipment 1 Model Number
TB8100
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
17
Equipment 2 Experimental
No
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Tait
Equipment 2 Model Number
TM8255
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
340
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
As explained in response to Item 4, above, PacifiCorp plans to use certain Part 80 VPC frequencies for land mobile use both within PacifiCorps current license area and along the border area with MariTEL, the current licensee of these frequencies. The plan of experimentation is intended support coverage testing and optimization and to demonstrate that these VPC frequencies can be used for both land mobile and maritime service near common license area boundaries without harmful interference. This program of experimentation is important to ensure that implemtation of PacifiCorps channel re-use plan will not result in actual interference to MariTELs maritime operations. The results of these experiments could also yield data that might be helpful to support PacifiCorps request for waiver to take assignment of the license for these frequencies for land mobile operations near maritime areas.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation