Attachment Draft Form 312

This document pretains to SES-STA-20181115-03264 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2018111503264_1575297

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    Approved by OMB
           3060-0678

  Date & Time Filed:
  File Number: ---
  Callsign/Satellite ID:
           APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                                                                                                     FCC Use Only
                                      FCC 312 MAIN FORM
                                    FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
  APPLICANT INFORMATION
  Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
  Draft form for 60-day STA request to provide TT&C for BRIO and THEA from Fairbanks
   1-8. Legal Name of Applicant
   Name:        RBC Signals, LLC                                             Phone Number:                404-803-7734
   DBA
                                                                             Fax Number:
   Name:
   Street:      2205 152nd Ave NE                                            E-Mail:

   City:        Redmond                                                      State:                       WA
   Country:     USA                                                          Zipcode:                     98052 -
   Attention:   Mr Christopher Richins
   9-16. Name of Contact Representative
   Name:    Carlos M. Nalda                                              Phone Number:        5713325626
   Company: LMI Advisors                                                 Fax Number:
   Street:  2550 M. Street, NW, Ste. 320                                 E-Mail:              cnalda@lmiadvisors.com
   City:        Washington                                               State:               DC
   Country:     USA                                                      Zipcode:             20037-
   Attention:   Mr. Carlos Nalda                                         Relationship:        Other
                                                       CLASSIFICATION OF FILING
   17. Choose the button next to the          b.
   classification that applies to this filing     b1. Application for License of New Station
   for both questions a. and b. Choose only
                                                  b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive-Only Station
   one for 17a and only one for 17b.
                                              (N/A) b3. Amendment to a Pending Application
                                              (N/A) b4. Modification of License or Registration
   a.
                                              (N/A) b5. Assignment of License or Registration
       a1. Earth Station                      (N/A) b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration
   (N/A) a2. Space Station                    (N/A) b7. Notification of Minor Modification
                                              (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive-Only Station Using Non-U.S. Licensed
                                              Satellite
                                              (N/A) b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non-U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United
                                              States
                                                    b10. Other (Please specify)
                                                  b11. Application for Earth Station to Access a Non-U.S.satellite Not Currently Authorized
                                              to Provide the Proposed Service in the Proposed Frequencies in the United States.
   17c. Is a fee submitted with this application?
      If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.




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   If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
      Governmental Entity          Noncommercial educational licensee
      Other(please explain):
   17d.
   Fee Classification BAX - Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station
   18. If this filing is in reference to an    19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter:
   existing station, enter:                    (a) Date pending application was filed:           (b) File number of pending application:
   (a) Call sign of station:
   Not Applicable                              Not Applicable                                    Not Applicable

                                                            TYPE OF SERVICE
   20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply:


      a. Fixed Satellite
      b. Mobile Satellite
      c. Radiodetermination Satellite
      d. Earth Exploration Satellite
      e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite
      f. Digital Audio Radio Service
     g. Other (please specify)
   NGSO
   21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable status.            22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply.
   Choose only one.                                                           Using U.S. licensed satellites
      Common Carrier           Non-Common Carrier                             Using Non-U.S. licensed satellites
   23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one.
   Are these facilities:
      Connected to a Public Switched Network         Not connected to a Public Switched Network           N/A
   24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s).
      a. C-Band (4/6 GHz)          b. Ku-Band (12/14 GHz)
      c.Other (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.)
   Frequency Lower: 399.90 Frequency Upper: 400.65
                                                            TYPE OF STATION
   25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class of station that applies. Choose only one.
       a. Fixed Earth Station
       b. Temporary-Fixed Earth Station
       c. 12/14 GHz VSAT Network
      d. Mobile Earth Station
   (N/A) e. Geostationary Space Station
   (N/A) f. Non-Geostationary Space Station
       g. Other (please specify)
   26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: Choose only one.
      Transmit/Receive         Transmit-Only     Receive-Only      N/A
                                                     PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION
   27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an 'X' in the box(es) next to all that apply.)
   Not Applicable

                                                      ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
   28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant                       Yes      No
   environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? If YES, submit the statement as required by Sections
   1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this

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   application.A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major
   modifications, or major amendments.

  ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical
         en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30-34.
   29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government?                             Yes   No

   30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien?                                                       Yes   No     N/A

   31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government?                                 Yes   No     N/A

   32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or
   voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any                Yes   No     N/A
   corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?

   33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more
   than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a
   foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign               Yes   No     N/A
   country?

   34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the
   aliens or foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage of stock they
   own or vote.

                                                         BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
   35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission's Rules?                           Yes   No
   If Yes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents.

   36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or
   license revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization,           Yes   No
   license, or construction permit denied by the Commission? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of
   circumstances.

   37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly
                                                                                                                          Yes   No
   controlling the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? If Yes, attach as an
   exhibit, an explination of circumstances.

   38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the
   applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio communication,
                                                                                                                          Yes   No
   directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement
   or any other means or unfair methods of competition?If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of
   circumstances

   39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a party in any
                                                                                                                          Yes   No
   pending matter referred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the
   circumstances.

   40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names,
   address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer's
   voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or
   class of beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the Filer.

   41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither 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
   Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled             Yes   No
   substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes.

   42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? If
                                                                                                                          Yes   No
   Yes, answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as
   appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43.

   42b. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration
   has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station?
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                                                                       60-day STA request to provide
   43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided).
   TT&C for SpaceQuest's BRIO and THEA satellites from the Fairbanks, Alaska site.
   43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification
   By selecting A, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is not subject to the geographic service or             A
   geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25.

   By selecting B, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic      B
   coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will comply with such requirements.

   By selecting C, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic
   coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will not comply with such requirements because it
   is not feasible as a technical matter to do so, or that, while technically feasible, such services would require     C
   so many compromises in satellite design and operation as to make it economically unreasonable. A narrative
   description and technical analysis demonstrating this claim are attached.

                                                              CERTIFICATION
   The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power
   of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance
   with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum
   aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in
   full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application
   and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.
   44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.)


        Individual
        Unincorporated Association
        Partnership
        Corporation
        Governmental Entity
      Other (please specify)
    LLC

    45. Name of Person Signing                                            46. Title of Person Signing
    Christopher Richins                                                   CEO
   47. Please supply any need attachments.
    Attachment 1:                                  Attachment 2:                                  Attachment 3:

     WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT
            (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION
              (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

                          SATELLITE EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS
                     FCC Form 312 - Schedule B:(Technical and Operational Description)



                                                      FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY



   Location of Earth Station Site
   E1: Site Identifier:          RBC-Fairbanks                           E5. Call Sign:
   E2: Contact Name              Christopher Richins                     E6. Phone Number:               6507468744
   E3. Street:                                                           E7. City:                       Fairbanks
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                                                                        E8. County:
   E4. State                     AK                                     E9. Zip Code                    99734
   E10. Area of Operation:                                              Fairbanks, AK
   E11. Latitude:                70 ° 51 ' 31.0 " N
   E12. Longitude:               147 ° 50 ' 7.0 " W
   E13. Lat/Lon Coordinates are:                                          NAD-27                           NAD-83              N/A
   E14. Site Elevation (AMSL):                                          15.0 meters
  E15. If the proposed antenna(s) operate in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) with geostationary satellites,
  do(es) the proposed antenna(s) comply with the antenna gain patterns specified in Section 25.209(a) and (b) as
  demonstrated by the manufacturer's qualification measurement? If NO, provide asa technical analysis showing       Yes     No N/A
  compliance with two-degree spacing policy.
  E16. If the proposed antenna(s) do not operate in the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS), or if they operate in the
  Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) with non-geostationary satellites, do(es) the proposed antenna(s) comply with
  the antenna gain patterns specified in Section 25.209(a2) and (b) as demonstrated by the manufacturer's           Yes     No N/A
  qualification measurements?
  E17. Is the facility operated by remote control? If YES, provide the location and telephone number of the
  control point.                                                                                                    Yes             No

  E18. Is frequency coordination required? If YES, attach a frequency coordination report
                                                                                                                    Yes             No
  as
  E19. Is coordination with another country required? If YES, attach the name of the
                                                                                                                    Yes             No
  country(ies) and plot of coordination contours as
  E20. FAA Notification - (See 47 CFR Part 17 and 47 CFR part 25.113(c)) Where
  FAA notification is required, have you attached a copy of a completed FCC Form
  854 and or the FAA's study regarding the potential hazard of the structure to
  aviation?                                                                                                         Yes             No
  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH 47 CFR PARTS 17 AND 25 WILL RESULT IN
  THE RETURN OF THIS APPLICATION.
  POINTS OF COMMUNICATION
   Satellite Name:OTHER | OTHER | If you selected OTHER, please enter the following:
   E21. Common Name: THEA                                                              E22. ITU Name:
   E23. Orbit Location: NGSO                                                           E24. Country: USA
   Satellite Name:OTHER | OTHER | If you selected OTHER, please enter the following:
   E21. Common Name: BRIO                                                             E22. ITU Name:
   E23. Orbit Location: NGSO                                                          E24. Country: USA
  POINTS OF COMMUNICATION (Destination Points)
  E25. Site Identifier:
  E26. Common Name:                                                                     E27. Country:
  ANTENNA
              E28.                                   E32.
                      E29.        E30.      E31.             E41/42. Antenna GainTransmint
    Site ID Antenna                               Antenna
                    Quantity Manufacturer Model           and/or Recieve(____dBi at _____GHz)
               Id                                    Size
  RBC-                       M2 Antenna
            YAGI    2                    400CP30A 3.57    16.2 dBi at 0.400
  Fairbanks                  Systems
   E28.    E33/34. Diameter    E35.     E36. E37. Building E38. Total E39. Maximum   E40.
  Antenna Minor/Major(meters) Above Above Height Above Input Power       Antenna     Total
    Id                        Ground Sea       Ground      at antenna Height Above EIRP for
                               Level   Level    Level         flange     Rooftop      al
                             (meters) (meters) (meters)      (Watts)     (meters)

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                                                                                                                               carriers
                                                                                                                                (dBW)
  YAGI         0.025/3.57                    15.0        0.0          0.0                8.93                0.0              25.7
  FREQUENCY
    E28.      E43/44.      E45.                                                 E47.    E48. Maximum E49. Maximum ERIP
                                     E46. Antenna
  Antenna Frequency         T/R                                               Emission    EIRP per        Density per
                                 Polarization(H,V,L,R)
     Id    Bands(MHz) Mode                                                   Designator Carrier(dBW) Carrier(dBW/4kHz)
  YAGI    400.50 400.65 R        Right Hand Circular                         33K0G1D 0.0             0.0
  E50. Modulation and Services TT&C Downlink
  YAGI    400.50 400.65 R        Right Hand Circular                         4K13G1D 0.0                           0.0
  E50. Modulation and Services TT&C Downlink
  YAGI    400.50 400.65 R        Right Hand Circular                         99K1G1D 0.0                           0.0
  E50. Modulation and Services TT&C Downlink
  YAGI    399.90 400.05 T        Right Hand Circular                         33K0G1D 25.7                          16.5
  E50. Modulation and Services TT&C Uplink
  YAGI    399.90 400.05 T        Right Hand Circular                         4K13G1D 25.7                          25.6
  E50. Modulation and Services TT&C Uplink
  YAGI    399.90 400.05 T        Right Hand Circular                         99K1G1D 25.7                          11.8
  E50. Modulation and Services TT&C Uplink
  FREQUENCY COORDINATION
                                            E54/55.              E56.              E58.
                                                                          E57.              E59.
                                             Range               Earth             Earth
                                                                        Antenna           Antenna   E60. Maximum
   E28.                            E52/53.     of               Station           Station
          E51. Satellite                                                Elevation         Elevation  EIRP Density
  Antenna                         Frequency Satellite           Azimuth           Azimuth
           Orbit Type                                                     Angle            Angle      toward the
    Id                           Limits(MHz) Arc                 Angle             Angle
                                                                         Eastern          Western Horizon(dBW/4kHz)
                                              E/W               Eastern           Western
                                                                          Limit             Limit
                                             Limit               Limit             Limit
               Non-              400.50
  YAGI                                      0.0/ 0.0            0.0          5.0           360.0       5.0           0.0
               Geostationary     400.65
               Non-              399.90
                                            0.0/ 0.0            0.0          5.0           360.0       5.0           25.6
               Geostationary     400.05
  REMOTE CONTROL POINT LOCATION
  REMOTE CONTROL POINT LOCATION
  E61. Call Sign                                                                                       E65. Phone Number
                                                                                                       6507468744
  NOTE: Please enter the callsign of the controlling station, not the callsign for which this
  application is being filed.
  E62. Street Address
  2205 152nd Street NE
  E63. City                                                           E67. County                             E64/68.         E66. Zip
  Redmond                                                             King                                    State/Country   Code
                                                                                                              WA/ USA         98052
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