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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