Part 15B report

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Test Report

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FCC Testing of the
Iridium ProtoTerminal / 9801CertusH1
In accordance with FCC 47 CFR Part 15B
Prepared for:                  Iridium Satellite LLC
                               1750 Tysons Boulevard
                               Suite 1400
                               McLean
                               VA 22102
                               United States

FCC ID: Q639801CertusH1

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RESPONSIBLE FOR                       NAME                                                                  DATE                                SIGNATURE

Project Management                    Sara McRitchie                                                        21 February 2017


Authorised Signatory                  Jensen Adams                                                          21 February 2017
Signatures in this approval box have checked this document in line with the requirements of TÜV SÜD Product Service document control rules.

ENGINEERING STATEMENT
The measurements shown in this report were made in accordance with the procedures described on test pages. All reported testing
was carried out on a sample equipment to demonstrate limited compliance with FCC 47 CFR Part 15B The sample tested was
found to comply with the requirements defined in the applied rules.

RESPONSIBLE FOR                       NAME                                                                  DATE                                SIGNATURE

Testing                               Colin McKean                                                          21 February 2017

FCC Accreditation
90987 Octagon House, Fareham Test Laboratory

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 A sample of this product was tested and found to be in compliance with FCC 47 CFR Part 15B: 2015.




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Contents
1           Report Summary .........................................................................................................................2
1.1         Report Modification Record...........................................................................................................2
1.2         Introduction....................................................................................................................................2
1.3         Brief Summary of Results .............................................................................................................3
1.4         Declaration of Build Status ............................................................................................................4
1.5         Product Information .......................................................................................................................5
1.6         Technical Description ....................................................................................................................5
1.7         Deviations from the Standard........................................................................................................6
1.8         EUT Modification Record ..............................................................................................................6
1.9         Test Location .................................................................................................................................6
2           Test Details ..................................................................................................................................7
2.1         AC Power Line Conducted Emissions ..........................................................................................7
2.2         Radiated Emissions.....................................................................................................................11
3           Measurement Uncertainty ........................................................................................................16




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1          Report Summary

1.1        Report Modification Record

           Alterations and additions to this report will be issued to the holders of each copy in the form of a
           complete document.

            Issue           Description of Change                                               Date of Issue

            1               First Issue                                                         21 February 2017

                                                             Table 1

1.2        Introduction

           Applicant                                Iridium Satellite LLC
           Manufacturer                             Iridium Satellite LLC
           Model Number(s)                          9801CertusH1
           Serial Number(s)                         P1387 GR 143
           Hardware Version(s)                      A2
           Software Version(s)                      A
           Number of Samples Tested                 1
           Test Specification/Issue/Date            FCC 47 CFR Part 15B :2015
           Test Plan/Issue/Date                     N/A
           Order Number                             38114/JEHJ
           Date                                     24-August-2016
           Date of Receipt of EUT                   08-December-2016
           Start of Test                            21-December-2016
           Finish of Test                           21-December-2016
           Name of Engineer(s)                      Colin McKean
           Related Document(s)                      ANSI C63.4 (2014)




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1.3       Brief Summary of Results

          A brief summary of the tests carried out in accordance with FCC 47 CFR Part 15B is shown below.

           Section      Specification Clause   Test Description                                       Result   Comments/Base Standard
           Configuration and Mode: IDU Powering Antenna Array
           2.1          15.107                 AC Power Line Conducted Emissions                      Pass     ANSI C63.4
           2.2          15.109                 Radiated Emissions                                     Pass     ANSI C63.4

                                                                                   Table 2




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1.4        Declaration of Build Status

            Manufacturer                         Iridium

            Country of origin                    USA

            UK Agent                             TUV

            Technical Description                Iridium ProtoTerminal

            Model No                             9801CertusH1

            Part No                              PT-H1

            Serial No                            1649004

            Drawing Number                       15051315

            Build Status                         A2

            Software Issue                       A

            Hardware Issue                       A2

            Highest Internally Generated         2.5GHz
            Frequency

            FCC ID                               Q639801CertusH1

            Industry Canada ID                   4629A-9801CertusH1

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           Note: This document has been prepared to enable manufacturers with no mechanism for producing
           their own Declaration of Build Status, to declare the build state of the equipment submitted for test.

           No responsibility will be accepted by TÜV SÜD Product Service as to the accuracy of the
           information declared in this document by the manufacturer.




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1.5        Product Information

1.6        Technical Description

           The Equipment Under Test (EUT) was an Iridium ProtoTerminal / 9801CertusH1, consisting of an
           indoor unit which contains the power supply, data routing, and indoor unit lighting protection and a
           Outdoor Unit contains all electronics under a Radome.

           A full description and detailed product specification details are available from the manufacturer.




                                                      Figure 1 - Front View

1.6.1      EUT Port/Cable Identification

            Port                   Max Cable Length    Usage              Type               Screened
                                   specified

            AC Powered Operating

            AC Power Port          <3m                 Supply             AC Mains           No

            Signal                                     Connected to a     9 way D type       Not Specified
                                   Not Specified
                                                       Radome antenna

            Signal                 Not Specified       Ethernet           RJ45               Not Specified

                                                               Table 3




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1.6.2      Test Configuration

            Configuration              Description
                                       The EUT was powered from an 115VAC 60Hz mains supply. The 9 way D-Type connector
                                       port on the EUT was connected to a radome antenna. The Ethernet port of the EUT was
            AC Powered
                                       connected to the drive equipment via two hubs to enable the modes of operation for EMC
                                       testing.

                                                                     Table 4

1.7        Deviations from the Standard

           No deviations from the applicable test standard were made during testing.

1.8        EUT Modification Record

           The table below details modifications made to the EUT during the test programme.
           The modifications incorporated during each test are recorded on the appropriate test pages.

                                                                                                                  Date Modification
            Modification State   Description of Modification still fitted to EUT     Modification Fitted By
                                                                                                                  Fitted
            Serial Number: P1387 GR 143

            0                    As supplied by the customer                         Not Applicable               Not Applicable

                                                                     Table 5

1.9        Test Location

           TÜV SÜD Product Service conducted the following tests at our Fareham Test Laboratory.

            Test Name                                                 Name of Engineer(s)                     Accreditation

            Configuration and Mode: IDU Powering Antenna array

            AC Power Line Conducted Emissions                         Colin McKean                            UKAS

            Radiated Emissions                                        Colin McKean                            UKAS

                                                                     Table 6

           Office Address:

           Octagon House
           Concorde Way
           Segensworth North
           Fareham
           Hampshire
           PO15 5RL
           United Kingdom




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2          Test Details

2.1        AC Power Line Conducted Emissions

2.1.1      Specification Reference

           FCC 47 CFR Part 15B, Clause 15.107

2.1.2      Equipment Under Test and Modification State

           ProtoTerminal / 9801CertusH1, S/N: P1387 GR 143 - Modification State 0

2.1.3      Date of Test

           21-December-2016

2.1.4      Test Method

           The test was performed in accordance with ANSI C63.4, Clause 7.

2.1.5      Environmental Conditions

           Ambient Temperature            20.0 °C
           Relative Humidity              1015.0 %

2.1.6      Test Results

           IDU Powering Antenna array

           Applied supply Voltage: 115 Vac
           Applied supply frequency: 60 Hz

2.1.7      Specification Limits

           FCC 47 CFR Part 15, Limit Clause 15.107

            Frequency of Emission (MHz)                             Conducted Limit (dBµV)

                                                       Quasi-Peak                            Average

            0.15 to 0.5                                 66 to 56*                            56 to 46*
            0.5 to 5                                         56                                 46

            5 to 30                                          60                                 50

                                                        Table 7

           *Decreases with the logarithm of the frequency.




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          Line Under Test: Live Line




                                                      Figure 2 - Live Line

           Frequency        QP Level       QP Limit       QP Margin     AV Level   AV Limit   AV Margin
           (MHz)            (dBuV)         (dBuV)         (dBuV)        (dBuV)     (dBuV)     (dBuV)
            0.207           42.4           79.0           -36.6         28.2       66.0       -37.8
            0.356           40.0           79.0           -39.0         27.5       66.0       -38.5
            0.496           38.3           79.0           -40.7         21.1       66.0       -44.9

            0.638           37.3           73.0           -35.7         18.2       60.0       -41.8
            0.778           36.2           73.0           -36.8         16.4       60.0       -43.6

            0.919           35.5           73.0           -37.5         14.7       60.0       -45.3

                                                            Table 8




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          Line Under Test: Neutral line




                                                      Figure 3 - Neutral Line

           Frequency        QP Level       QP Limit        QP Margin      AV Level   AV Limit   AV Margin
           (MHz)            (dBuV)         (dBuV)          (dBuV)         (dBuV)     (dBuV)     (dBuV)
            0.204           42.8           79.0            -36.2          26.4       66.0       -39.6
            0.354           40.9           79.0            -38.1          24.6       66.0       -41.4
            0.480           38.2           79.0            -40.8          23.9       66.0       -42.1

            0.630           38.6           73.0            -34.4          18.9       60.0       -41.1
            0.741           37.2           73.0            -35.8          16.2       60.0       -43.8

            0.923           37.4           73.0            -35.6          16.2       60.0       -43.8

                                                             Table 9




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                                    Figure 4 - Test Setup – Conducted Emissions

2.1.8     Test Location and Test Equipment Used

          This test was carried out in EMC Chamber 7.

                                                                                   Calibration
           Instrument                  Manufacturer        Type No         TE No   Period        Calibration Due
                                                                                   (months)

           Dual Power Supply Unit      Thurlby             PL320           288     -             TU

           LISN                        Rohde & Schwarz     ESH2-Z5         17      12            11-Feb-2017

           Transient Limiter           Hewlett Packard     11947A          2378    12            6-Jul-2017

           Test Receiver               Rohde & Schwarz     ESIB40          2941    12            24-Feb-2017

           Cable (2m N-Type)           Teledyne            SA90-195-2MTR   4058    12            12-Apr-2017

                                                           SLU18-NMNM-
           Cable (Rx, Nm-Nm, 7m)       Scott Cables                        4498    6             1-Jun-2017
                                                           07.00M

                                                         Table 10

          TU – Traceability Unscheduled




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2.2        Radiated Emissions

2.2.1      Specification Reference

           FCC 47 CFR Part 15B, Clause 15.109

2.2.2      Equipment Under Test and Modification State

           ProtoTerminal / 9801CertusH1, S/N: P1387 GR 143 - Modification State 0

2.2.3      Date of Test

           21-December-2016

2.2.4      Test Method

           The test was performed in accordance with ANSI C63.4, Clause 8.

2.2.5      Environmental Conditions

           Ambient Temperature            20.0 °C
           Relative Humidity              1015.0 %

2.2.6      Test Results

           IDU Powering Antenna array

           Highest frequency generated or used within the EUT: 1.626 GHz

           Upper frequency test limit: 10GHz

2.2.7      Specification Limits

           FCC 47 CFR Part 15, Limit Clause 15.109

            Frequency of Emission (MHz)                   Field Strength (µV/m)

            30 to 88                                      100.0
            88 to 216                                     150.0
            216 to 960                                    200.0

            Above 960                                     500.0

                                                     Table 11

                                                                            Field Strength (dBµV/m)
            Frequency of Emission (MHz)
                                                           Linear Average Detector             Peak Detector

            Above 1000                                               49.5                             69.5

                                                     Table 12




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          30 MHz to 1 GHz




                                           Figure 5 - Horizontal and Vertical Polarity

           Frequency         QP Level            QP Limit        QP Margin
                                                                                   Angle(Deg)   Height(m)    Polarity
           (MHz)             (dBuV/m)            (dBuV/m)        (dBuV/m)
            79.948           18.9                39.1            -20.2             72           1.00         Horizontal
            90.700           20.2                43.5            -23.3             196          1.00         Horizontal
            172.962          13.4                43.5            -30.1             285          1.00         Vertical
            181.355          15.4                43.5            -28.1             316          1.28         Horizontal

            217.035          19.8                46.4            -26.6             152          1.09         Vertical

            923.444          27.6                46.4            -18.8             113          1.00         Vertical

                                                            Table 13




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          1 GHz to 10GHz




                                Figure 6 - Graphical Results – 1 GHz to 10 GHz

          Frequency     Result (dBµV/m)     Limit (dBµV/m)     Margin (dBµV/m)    Angle   Height     Polarisation
          (GHz)                                                                   (°)     (m)
                        Peak     Average   Peak     Average    Peak     Average
          1.617         11.32      1.03     74         54     -62.68     -52.97   0       1.0        Vertical
          1.88          12.95      2.38     74         54     -61.05     -51.62   0       1.0        Vertical
          2.45          1364        3.9     74         54     -60.36     -50.10   0       1.0        Vertical

                                                         Table 14




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                          Figure 7 - Test Setup – Radiated Emissions Below 1 GHz




                          Figure 8 - Test Setup - Radiated Emissions Above 1 GHz




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2.2.8     Test Location and Test Equipment Used

          This test was carried out in EMC Chamber 7.

                                                                                   Calibration
           Instrument               Manufacturer           Type No         TE No   Period        Calibration Due
                                                                                   (months)

           Dual Power Supply Unit   Thurlby                PL320           288     -             TU

           Turntable Controller     Heinrich Diesel        HD 050          280     -             TU

           Antenna (Bilog)          Schaffner              CBL6143         287     24            18-Apr-2018

           Pre-Amplifier            Phase One              PS04-0086       1533    12            29-Jul-2017

           Screened Room (7)        Siemens                SM              1547    0             20-Dec-2017

           Test Receiver            Rohde & Schwarz        ESIB40          2941    12            24-Feb-2017

           Compliance 5 Emissions   Schaffner              C5e Software    3275    -             N/A - Software
                                                           V.5.00.00

           Cable (2m N-Type)        Teledyne               SA90-195-2MTR   4058    12            12-Apr-2017

           1GHz to 8GHz Low Noise   Wright Technologies    APS04-0085      4365    12            17-Oct-2017
           Amplifier

           Cable (Rx, Nm-Nm, 7m)    Scott Cables           SLU18-NMNM-     4498    6             1-Jun-2017
                                                           07.00M

           Double Ridged            ETS-Lindgren           3117            4722    12            29-Dec-2016
           Waveguide Horn Antenna

           Mast Controller          maturo Gmbh            NCD             4810    -             TU

           Tilt Antenna Mast        maturo Gmbh            TAM 4.0-P       4811    -             TU

                                                          Table 15

           TU – Traceability Unscheduled




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3         Measurement Uncertainty

          For a 95% confidence level, the measurement uncertainties for defined systems are:

           Test Name                                       Measurement Uncertainty
           AC Power Line Conducted Emissions               150 kHz to 30 MHz, LISN, ±3.7 dB

           Radiated Emissions                              30 MHz to 1 GHz: ±5.2 dB
                                                           1 GHz to 40 GHz: ±6.3 dB

                                                     Table 16




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