FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Fugro Earthdata, Inc.

Address

Attention:	Keith Owens
Street Address:	7320 Executive Way
P.O. Box:
City:	Frederick
State:	MD
Zip Code:	21704
Country:
E-Mail Address:	kowens@fugro.com

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: Jones First Name: Joe Title: Project Manager Phone Number: (301) 948-8550

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: Our operation will take less than 6 months to complete.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Research for determining the thickness of multiyear arctic ice associated with offshore ice flows using GeoSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) .

Information

Callsign:	WF9XNX
Class of Station:	MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	04/17/2012
Operation End Date:	10/06/2012

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
JPL X-Band Receiver	Custom	2	Yes
JPL P-Band Receiver	Custom	3	Yes
dB Control P-Band Transmitter	DB-3710	2	No
Delta Sigma Inc. P-Band Transmitter	Saturn 4/b	1	No

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):	Joe Jones
Title of Applicant (if any):	Project Manager
Date:	2012-03-20 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Barrow	Alaska	North  71  29  59	West  157  25  20	Barrow, Alaska	350.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (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:   12043.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   1.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   12.00 (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: This is an airborne system, not a ground based system. Our typical operating altitude is 30,000 to 40,000 feet.

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	9.63000000-9.79000000 GHz	MO	4.000000 kW 2.000000 MW	P		160MQ3N	Linear FM Chirp

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	270.00000000-328.00000000 MHz	MO	2.000000 kW 20.000000 kW	P		160MQ3N	Linear FM Chirp

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	336.00000000-406.00000000 MHz	MO	2.000000 kW 20.000000 kW	P		160MQ3N	Linear FM Chirp

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	406.10000000-430.00000000 MHz	MO	2.000000 kW 20.000000 kW	P		160MQ3N	Linear FM Chirp