Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Raytheon Missile Systems
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Anne
Last Name:
Cortez
Phone Number:
520-360-0925
Title:
Counsel
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:
2011-08-08 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Thomas J. Fagan
Title of Applicant (if any):
Spectrum Manager
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Raytheon has been experimenting with the development of unmanned aerial systems for some time. Those experiments were both for government customers, on contracts, and for its own technology development. The radio use requested here was previously authorized under an Army frequency assignment, which recently expired. A request to renew the frequency assignment was denied because this program is currently between contracts. The research program, now funded internally by Raytheon, must continue. Therefore Raytheon is seeking temporary authorization to continue its experimental operations.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WF9XDC
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
This request is URGENT. The program will be shut down without the requested authorization, because it has no other means of controlling the UAV in flight. The operation proposed will use the FreeWave radios for command and control functions in the development of the UAV, optimizing its use. The radio use is not the experiment itself, but the use of the radios is essential in the development of the underlying UAV technology. This application is for an FCC authorization to continue operations that were previously authorized by an Army frequency assignment. The use has been coordinated with the DOD. There has been no interference as a result of the previous operation of these Freewave Radios, and none of the operating parameters are changing. Raytheon is filing this application because it must keep its research program going, but for the moment, with no specific contract, an FCC license is required.
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
FreeWave Technologies
Equipment 1 Model Number
FGBR115RC
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
4
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
This request is URGENT. The program will be shut down without the requested authorization, because it has no other means of controlling the UAV in flight. The operation proposed will use the FreeWave radios for command and control functions in the development of the UAV, optimizing its use. The radio use is not the experiment itself, but the use of the radios is essential in the development of the underlying UAV technology. This application is for an FCC authorization to continue operations that were previously authorized by an Army frequency assignment. When these radios were in use under the DOD frequency assignment, they had been coordinated with the DOD. There was no interference, and nothing about the currently proposed operation has changed from the operations that had been permitted under the frequency assignment. Raytheon is filing this application because it must keep its research program going, but for the moment because there is not a current, specific contract, an FCC license is now required.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation