Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
Morehead State University
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Ronald
Last Name:
Schulze
Phone Number:
443-778-4924
Title:
Mini-RF RF Systems Lead
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:
2010-05-28 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Ron Schulze
Title of Applicant (if any):
Mini-RF RF Systems Lead
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The Morehead ground station is being used to characterize the Mini-RF radar instrument, one of seven instruments on NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LRO is currently orbiting the Moon. The science team has a program requirement to characterize the transmit and receive paths of the Mini-RF instrument on a regular basis. The characterizations require one week of testing and repeated every 9-12 months.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WE9XNM
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Manufacturer
Equipment 2 Experimental
No
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
CPI
Equipment 2 Model Number
6381B3
Equipment 3 Experimental
No
Equipment 3 Manufacturer
varian
Equipment 3 Model Number
335
Equipment 3 No. Of Units
1
Equipment 4 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 4 Manufacturer
Northrup Grumman
Equipment 4 Model Number
EM Mini-RF Tx
Equipment 4 No. Of Units
1
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Requested Period of Operation
Operation Start Date:
09/01/2010
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Microhard
Equipment 1 Model Number
MHX 2400
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
1
Equipment 2 Experimental
Yes
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Northrup Grumman
Equipment 2 Model Number
EM Mini-RF Tx
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
1
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The Morehead ground station will be outfitted with hardware to uplink a pulsed CW tone (duty cycle 80%) and receive Mini-RF transmissions. The uplink pulse repetition inteval is approx 1.25 seconds and the transmit pulse width is approx 1 second. Mini-RF can transmit/receive RF signals between 2370 and 2390 MHz. We will select a CW tone to uplink over this band for our experiment. Tentatively, an uplink tone at 2379.5 MHz and downlink tone at 2380.5 MHz from Mini-RF is being planned. The uplink power (at the feed input) is expectred to be ~60 Watts. The exact timing of the test is difficult to schedule due to the complexities with scheduling time to use the LRO spacecraft and a requirement to coordinate the test around New Moon. The main constraint that we have on the ground is cold weather. With this in mind the test will be conducted sometime between Sept 1 and Dec 31, 2010.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation