FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc.

Address

Attention:	Shelley Grandy
Street Address:	360 Herndon Parkway Suite 1400
P.O. Box:
City:	Herndon
State:	VA
Zip Code:	20170
Country:
E-Mail Address:	sgrandy@rheintech.com

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: Fraser First Name: Desmond Title: President Phone Number: 703-346-8952

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: The purpose of this STA is to request authorization from the FCC for Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc. to demonstrate/operate a custom-built, drone-mounted radar system a limited number of times between August 1st, 2022, and December 1st, 2022, at either or both the Silver Flag Exercise Site or 9700 Area, both RDT&E facilities used by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) and located about 10 miles east of Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The operation’s primary objective is to perform radar measurements with the custom-built, drone-mounted radar system in order to detect human respiration and heartbeats in an EOD cordon application with human participants, in order to demonstrate the efficacy of our design and fulfill the terms of our AFWERX SBIR contract with AFCEC.

Information

Callsign:
Class of Station:	MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	08/01/2022
Operation End Date:	12/01/2022

Manufacturer

List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc.	IMLDS V0.1	1	Yes

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.

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):	Desmond A. Fraser
Title of Applicant (if any):	President
Date:	2022-01-28 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Panama City	Florida	North  30  4  4	West  85  35  1		10.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   Yes Exhibit submitted:   Yes (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   15.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   122.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   8.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   1.00 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: Hills, trees, towers, buildings, and hangers. The antennas are configured such that their apertures are perpendicular to the belly of a drone pointing downwards to the earth's surface. The maximum flight height of the drone is 400 feet Above Sea Level (AGL).

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	25.00000000-27.00000000 GHz	MO	30.000000 W 18.300000 W	P	0.00500000 %	2G00W9W	FMCW and pulsed