Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Rice University
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Ryan
Last Name:
Guerra
Phone Number:
3158577693
Title:
Ph.D. Student
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:
2014-09-19 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Ryan Elliot Guerra
Title of Applicant (if any):
Ph.D. Student
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The equipment in this trial consists of two experimental UHF-band software-defined radio units designed and built by Rice University in cooperation with Vuum Inc. Since this equipment is NOT FCC licensed (it is experimental, under development, and not intended for commercial use), an FCC experimental license and manual operation with an FCC-certified spectrum database from either Google Inc. or Spectrum Bridge Inc is required for over-the-air operation.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WH9XWM
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The equipment in this trial consists of two experimental UHF-band software-defined radio units designed and built by Rice University in cooperation with Vuum Inc separated by no more than 1 km distance. The demonstration and measurement, lasting approximately one hour, will consist of sending bidirectional packetized data from both nodes in order to demonstrate and test the performance of a broadband, long-range data link in the challenging spectral environment of the Miami Beach area. The transmit waveform is 5 MHz TDD OFDM at transmit powers less than 100 mW in order to conform with Title 47 CFR Part 15. While the exact date of the demo is yet to be determined, we would like to obtain permission to operate the demo and measurement during a window of time given in question 7.
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Vuum LLC
Equipment 1 Model Number
WSD-04
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
To test and demonstrate experimental software defined radio platform. The equipment in this trial consists of two experimental UHF-band software-defined radio units designed and built by Rice University in cooperation with Vuum Inc separated by no more than 1 km distance. The demonstration and measurement, lasting approximately one hour, will consist of sending bidirectional packetized data from both nodes in order to demonstrate and test the performance of a broadband, long-range data link in the challenging spectral environment of the Miami Beach area. The transmit waveform is 5 MHz TDD OFDM at transmit powers less than 100 mW in order to conform with Title 47 CFR Part 15. While the exact date of the demo is yet to be determined, we would like to obtain permission to operate the demo and measurement during a window of time given in question 7.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation