Exhibit 1 Req For STA Ext and Expedite Request

0236-EX-ST-2010 Text Documents

Comtech Systems, Inc.

2010-05-06ELS_106942

COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC. EXPERIMENTAL STA APPLICATION CALL SIGN: WE9XID FILE NO. 0236-EX-ST-2010 May 2010 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY & REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING Consolidated Response to Questions 4 and 5. Comtech Systems, Inc. ("Comtech") hereby requests an extension of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) obtained under FCC File No. 0163-EX-ST-2010,1 to conduct additional experimental testing of its Transportable Fast Link Antenna ("TFLA") to further test the antenna feed and to measure the receive characteristics of the antenna unit which is currently in development. This additional testing is necessary to meet the requirements and specifications of the United States Marine Corp. The additional experimental testing would occur between May 17, 2010 through June 17, 2010. Given, the short timeframe to finalize testing, Comtech is hereby requesting expedited processing of this STA request so that the final TFLA units can go into production for its order with the United States Marine Corp. As noted in the original STA request, Comtech will utilize three frequencies in the range of 4.4 – 4.94 GHz (low, middle, high) on a temporary basis to conduct this critical testing to be done at the Comtech facilities located in Orlando, Florida. Only one frequency would be utilized at any given time during the testing. Given the extremely low transmitting power level, Comtech believes that no harmful interference to any FCC licensees will occur. However, to the extent necessary Comtech will use its best efforts to avoid and minimize any potential interference. Comtech further recognizes that if any interference to existing licensed stations occurs, any testing will be subject to immediate shut down. Because the equipment is technically incapable of providing station identification, Comtech respectfully requests a waiver of the station identification provisions of Section 5.115 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 5.115. All network traffic will be simulated traffic only, solely for evaluation purposes and not for the purpose of providing network data communications services to user stations. Comtech submits that a grant of an experimental STA is necessary and in the public interest because it will allow Comtech to facilitate its order with the United States Marine Corp. The stop buzzer contact for this project is Paul Kelly at Comtech, tel: (407) 854-1950 ext. 3050, mobile: (321) 948-4315, e-mail: paul.kelly@comtechsystems.com 1 On March 29, 2010 Comtech filed an experimental Special Temporary Authority request (File No. 0163- EX-ST-2010) to conduct experimental testing of its Transportable Fast Link Antenna ("TFLA") in order to measure the receive characteristics of its antenna unit currently in development. This request was approved by the Commission on April 1, 2010 under call sign WE9XID and expired April 20, 2010.

Request for Expedited Processing Comtech hereby requests that the above-captioned application be processed on an expedited basis because the proposed TFLA equipment subject to the testing requested herein has been ordered by the United States Marine Corp and will be ultimately be deployed to troops in Afghanistan. As previously noted, further testing is necessary to test the antenna feed and to measure the receive characteristics of the antenna unit currently in development to meet the requirements and specifications of the United States Marine Corp. The United States Marine Corp has ordered the TFLA units with a short delivery schedule and will deploy these units in Afghanistan. Due to the changes, the testing requested herein must be completed quickly so that the final TFLA units can go into production for this order. Expedited processing of the Comtech application is therefore a matter of serious national security and will advance the declared war on terror. Failure to process the application on an expedited basis would disserve the public interest by delaying the testing and deployment of powerful new communications equipment to the United States military. For all of these reasons, Comtech respectfully requests expedited processing of the application, and a decision concerning the application as soon as possible.


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