Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
University of South Carolina
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
DAVID
Last Name:
MATOLAK
Phone Number:
8037778334
Title:
Professor
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:
2021-09-10 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
David W. Matolak
Title of Applicant (if any):
Professor
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
A Special Temporary Authorization (STA) is required to support temporary Digital Aeronautical Communications System testing. This testing is for proof of concept of new radio designs of the University of South Carolina (USC), supported by a grant from NASA, under NASAs University Leadership Initiative. The new radio designs offer improvements over existing schemes (such as LDACS and AeroMACS) in terms of throughput, and robustness to interference. We had previously requested this authorization via Boeing, as we were planning to fly in their 2021 Eco-Demonstrator flight tests, but those Boeing tests have been cancelled. Thus we are now planning to flight test in South Carolina with the SC Civil Air Patrol (CAP). NASA and Boeing are fully in support of this. [In addition, we are having discussions with two companies regarding including our radio designs in ongoing ICAO standardization for LDACS, and this flight testing would be helpful in support of that. Initial discussions with the ICAO standards group (Digital Communications Infrastructure Working Group) have begun.]
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WR9XYF
Class of Station:
FX MO
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation End Date:
03/30/2022
Operation Start Date:
04/07/2021
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Ettus
Equipment 1 Model Number
E312
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
4
Equipment 2 Experimental
No
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Mini Circuits
Equipment 2 Model Number
HPA-50W-63
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
2
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose is to test air-to-ground Advanced Digital Aeronautical Communications System in the L and C frequency bands using Internet Protocol (IP) standards. Airborne testing will be accomplished on a small aircraft of the CAP, potentially a GippsAero GA8.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation