Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Adams
Phone Number:
803-318-0021
Title:
IDS program Spectrum manager
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:
2013-11-06 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
John F. Adams
Title of Applicant (if any):
Programs IDS SPectrum Manager
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The Ground Vehicle Demonstration is planned to be operated at one location: the Raytheon Technical Services Facility in Indianapolis, IN over the period of August 1, 2013 to January 30, 2014. The purpose of this request for Special Temporary Authorization is to demonstrate the maturity of our system concept and technology to the customer to meet urgent demonstration timelines. Test Summary: An experimental license is required to demonstrate the operation of a FLIR radar system with a ground vehicle to our customer. This is a new experiment similar to a previous approved STA (0514-EX-ST-2012) that used a different radar transmitter system. Starting in August 2013, the radar will be used to sense ground targets - vehicles and personnel on Raytheon property per the FLIR Ranger R20SS intended design parameters. This radar will be operated using the power and modulation settings required for the short range mode only for safety, reduced interference, and effective operation. This short range mode will be used to sense ground targets within 2.5 km of the radar as shown in the attachment to this application. The long range mode of the radar will not be used. During normal demonstration testing, the time required to create and display multiple targets is less than two minutes total transmit time and will be intermittent in operation. During the remainder of the demonstration tests, the FLIR radar will not be in a transmit mode. Raytheons RF safety group is involved in this demonstration to ensure that no personnel are subjected to RF power density levels exceeding the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits of the Part 1.1310 of the FCC Rules and the guidelines in FCCs OET Bulletin Number 65. Raytheon has a Company Policy and Environmental, Health and Safety Standard which addresses electromagnetic energy exposure control. It is Raytheons policy to ensure that our personnel, the general public and our customers are not exposed to RF levels which exceed applicable standards. To that end, we will reuse and modify the RF Safety Plan already in place from the previous STA for the ground vehicle demonstration testing. The RF Safety Plan defines the procedures and controls required to prevent personnel exposure to levels which exceed the MPE. To verify the safety of personnel, an RF survey will be performed at the initial turn-on of the system. All measured levels, where personnel have access, must be below the MPE for uncontrolled environments before testing can proceed. Additional files are attached to this summary which cover the test site layout and transmit scan coverage.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WG9XTI
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
FLIR
Equipment 1 Model Number
Ranger R20SS
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
1
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
To demonstrate the operation of a FLIR Ranger R20SS radar system with ground targets. Ground Vehicle Demonstration Frequency authorization is being requested for the period of August 01, 2013 to January 30, 2014 in order to demonstrate the operation of a FLIR Ranger R20SS radar system with ground targets. This radar demonstration is intended to show maturity of key technologies designed and developed by Raytheon. It is essential that radar performance be demonstrated in a real-time radar environment similar to the proposed radar system. Testing in real-time environments with realistic targets is needed to fully prepare for a demonstration to the customer.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation