Archive for the ‘Radar’ Category
Friday, July 12th, 2013
The FCC has issued a Report and Order amending its rules to allow foreign object debris (FOD) detection radar equipment at airports. FOD covers a variety of debris that can collect on airport surfaces, possibly damaging aircraft. These systems will be permitted to operate in the 78-81 GHz band on a licensed basis. The FCC says it is considering other uses of the band in other proceedings. Mitchell Lazarus at the CommLawBlog provides a summary of this proceeding’s history and main issues.
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Friday, February 15th, 2013
At its February 20 meeting, the FCC will likely adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as a first step toward increasing the amount of spectrum available in the 5 GHz band for unlicensed devices. Up to 195 MHz might be made available, which is a 35% increase over the present 555 MHz. Chairman Genachowski announced this initiative at CES in January. A leading application for new spectrum would be IEEE 802.11ac, which could have four instead of the current two 160 MHz-wide channels.
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Posted in 5 GHz, DARPA, FCC, NTIA, Radar, UAS, Unlicensed, Wi-Fi | No Comments »
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during September-December 2012. These are related to LF and HF propagation, cognitive radio, satellite telemetry, ultra-wideband (UWB), ground-penetrating and synthetic-aperture radar, mobile broadband, aerial communications (balloons), LTE, managed access, military communications, Wi-Fi, GPS, sensor networks, and MVDDS. The descriptions are sorted by the lowest frequency in the application.
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Posted in 3G, 4G, Ad-hoc Networks, Aviation, Backhaul, Cognitive Radio, Contraband Cell Phones, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, GPS, Ground Penetrating Radar, Heterogeneous Networks, High Frequency, Low Frequency, LTE, Managed Access, Medium Frequency, Military, Mobile Broadband, MVDDS, Propagation, Radar, Satellite, Sensors, Space Communications, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Telemetry, Ultra-wideband, Uncategorized, Wi-Fi | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
This summarizes a selection from 289 applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during April, May, and June 2012. These are related to AM, high-frequency propagation, ultra-wideband, frequency-hopped VHF, managed access, small satellites, radar, MIMO, TV white space, low-power FM, stadium wireless service, GSM, and DTV. The descriptions are sorted by the lowest frequency found in the application.
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Posted in 4G, AM Broadcasting, Antennas, Aviation, CMRS, Cognitive Radio, Contraband Cell Phones, DTV, Dynamic Spectrum Access, Electronic Warfare, Equipment Authorization, Experimental, FCC, GSM, High Frequency, Interference, Jamming, Managed Access, Military, Mobile Broadband, Private Radio, Propagation, Radar, Satellite, Small Cells, Software Defined Radio, Space Communications, T-Mobile, TV Broadcasting, UAS, UAV, Ultra-wideband, Uncategorized, Unlicensed, White Space, Wi-Fi | No Comments »
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during January, February, and March 2012. These are related to radar, Amateur Radio, spread spectrum, white space, spacecraft telemetry, propagation testing, satellites, smart grid, femtocells, machine-to-machine communications, ad hoc networks, 4G backhaul, electronic warfare, and robotics. The descriptions are listed in order of the lowest frequency found in the application.
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Posted in 3G, 3GPP, 4G, Ad-hoc Networks, Amateur Radio, Antennas, Automotive, Aviation, Backhaul, Bluetooth, Broadband Access, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, Femtocells, High Frequency, IEEE 802, IMT-Advanced, Interferometry, LTE-Advanced, M2M, Millimeter-wave, Mobile Broadband, Propagation, Radar, Satellite, Sensors, Smart Grid, Space Communications, Telemetry, Uncategorized, White Space, Wi-Fi | No Comments »
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
This summarizes a selection from 215 applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during October, November, and December 2011. These are related to AM broadcasting, FM broadcasting, spread spectrum on HF and VHF, unmanned aerial vehicle control, electronic warfare support, small satellites, white space technology, video production, managed access, TV interference, RFID, and radar. The descriptions are listed in order of the lowest frequency found in the application.
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Posted in AM Broadcasting, Amateur Radio, Antennas, Automotive, Aviation, Backhaul, Bluetooth, Boosters, Contraband Cell Phones, Dynamic Spectrum Access, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, FCC, FM Broadcasting, GPS, High Frequency, Interference, Managed Access, Maritime, Military, Millimeter-wave, Mobile Broadband, Modulation/Demodulation, Propagation, R&D, Radar, RFID, Satellite, Sensors, Space Communications, Spectrum, Telemetry, Terminals, TV Broadcasting, UAV, Unlicensed, White Space, Wi-Fi, WiMAX | No Comments »
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
This summarizes a selection from 173 applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during August and September 2011. These are related to long-range low-frequency radar, amateur radio, shortwave data, wireless microphones, single-sideband, mine detection, millimeter-wave communications, signal intelligence, automotive radar, satellite feeder links, meteor-burst communications, aircraft telemetry, white space systems, border security radar, 3G and 4G applications, RFID, wind turbine testing, unmanned aerial vehicles, spacecraft telemetry and control, aircraft passenger broadband, and autonomous aircraft landing systems. The descriptions are sorted by the lowest frequency found in the application.
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Posted in 3G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, 4G, Amateur Radio, Antennas, Automotive, Aviation, Broadband, Cognitive Radio, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, FCC, GPS, High Frequency, IEEE 802, IMT-Advanced, Military, Millimeter-wave, Mobile Broadband, Mobile Services, Propagation, Radar, Radiolocation, RFID, Satellite, Smart Grid, Software Defined Radio, Space Communications, Spectrum, Telemetry, Terminals, UAS, UAV, UMTS, White Space, WiMAX | No Comments »
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during June and July 2011. These are related to AM broadcasting, cognitive radio, land vehicle testing, ultra-wideband, ground penetrating radar, synthetic aperture radar, LTE, autonomous aerial refueling, SONAR telemetry, surveillance radar, wind-farm obstruction lighting, seismic activity detection, directed energy weapons, unmanned helicopter flights, precision electronic warfare, shaped-offset QPSK, Ku-band antennas, TV white space, and missile telemetry. The descriptions are sorted by frequency.
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Posted in 4G, Ad-hoc Networks, AM Broadcasting, Antennas, Aviation, Cognitive Radio, Dynamic Spectrum Access, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, LTE, Mesh, Military, Millimeter-wave, Mobile Broadband, Modulation/Demodulation, Radar, Satellite, Telemetry, UAS, UAV, Ultra-wideband, White Space, Wi-Fi, Wireless | No Comments »
Monday, June 13th, 2011
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during April and May 2011. These are related to TV white space, electromagnetic compatibility testing, train control, point-to-multipoint communications, satellite communications, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, GPS, ultra-wideband, mobile satellite service, UMTS, mobile broadband picocells, wireless backhaul, and IEEE 802.11p. The descriptions are sorted by frequency.
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Posted in 4G, Automotive, Aviation, Backhaul, Cognitive Radio, Dynamic Spectrum Access, Experimental, IEEE 802, Infrastructure, Interference, Maritime, Military, Mobile Broadband, Picocells, Radar, Satellite, Software Defined Radio, Space Communications, Telemetry, UAV, Ultra-wideband, UMTS, Unlicensed, White Space, Wi-Fi | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during March 2011. These are related to VHF propagation, satellite communications, TV white space, military communications, radar, software defined radio, aircraft broadband services, adaptive networks, peer-to-peer networks, intermodulation testing, unmanned aircraft systems, maritime broadband communications, border surveillance, target acquisition, and millimeter wave propagation. The applications are sorted by frequency.
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Posted in Ad-hoc Networks, Amateur Radio, Antennas, Aviation, Broadband, Cognitive Radio, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, Femtocells, FM Broadcasting, GSM, Interference, Intermodulation, Maritime, Military, Millimeter-wave, Peer-to-Peer, Picocells, Propagation, Public Safety, Radar, Satellite, Sensors, Software Defined Radio, Space Communications, Spectrum, Telemetry, Terminals, UAS, Video, White Space, Wi-Fi, WiMAX | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during February 2011. These are related to cognitive radio, land mobile, TV white space, unmanned aircraft systems, satellite terminals, ultra-wideband, wildlife tracking, interference detection, and radar. The descriptions are sorted by frequency.
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Posted in Automotive, Aviation, Cognitive Radio, Dynamic Spectrum Access, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, GPS, Interference, Land Mobile, Military, Millimeter-wave, Modulation/Demodulation, Public Safety, Radar, Radiolocation, Satellite, Telemetry, UAS, UAV, Ultra-wideband, White Space | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during January 2011. These are related to land mobile radio, VHF propagation study, satellite communications, network-centric warfare, TV white space, software defined radio (SDR), military command and control, remotely piloted aircraft, LTE, radio direction finding, OpenBTS, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), peer-to-peer communications, flight test telemetry, automotive telemetry, WiMAX, surveillance radar, vehicle radar systems, and millimeter-wave communications.
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Posted in 3GPP, 3GPP2, 4G, Ad-hoc Networks, Antennas, Automotive, Aviation, Broadband, Broadband Access, Electronic Warfare, Experimental, GPS, GSM, High Frequency, Land Mobile, Location, LTE, Military, Millimeter-wave, Peer-to-Peer, Propagation, Public Safety, Radar, Radiolocation, Satellite, Space Communications, Spectrum, Telemetry, Terminals, TV Broadcasting, UAV, White Space, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Wireless | No Comments »
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during December 2010. These are related to FM broadcasting, Positive Train Control, TV white space, mobile satellite terminals, GSM, UMTS, through-the-wall surveillance radar, troposcatter communications, millimeter-wave propagation, flight test telemetry, Doppler weather radar, and air-to-air military radar.
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Posted in Antennas, Broadband Access, Cognitive Radio, Experimental, FM Broadcasting, GSM, Military, Millimeter-wave, Radar, Satellite, Spectrum, Telemetry, Terminals, UMTS, Unlicensed, Wireless | No Comments »
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during November 2010. These are related to ultra-wideband (UWB), radar, TV white space, millimeter-wave, mobile satellite terminals, UMTS, military networking, microwave interferometry, flight test telemetry, public safety, and seismic data acquisition.
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Posted in Ad-hoc Networks, Antennas, Aviation, Broadband, Experimental, Interferometry, Military, Millimeter-wave, Public Safety, Radar, Satellite, Spectrum, Telemetry, Terminals, Ultra-wideband, UMTS, White Space, Wireless | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during October 2010. These are related to ultra-wideband, machine-to-machine, satellite, GSM, white space, and radar.
What do I mean by “selection?” I look at all applications for new experimental license or special temporary authority (ignoring renewals, modifications of existing licenses, and transfers of control). From those, I pick the ones I find most interesting, which is most except for the following:
- GPS repeaters, such as those put in a factory to replicate a GPS environment for testing. (Note, however, that companies regularly get tripped up by not demonstrating compliance with separate NTIA requirements.)
- Short-term authority for video program production. Someone needs a video link to cover a golf tournament or football game, perhaps by using flight-test telemetry bands (with that coordinator’s permission) for a day.
- Demonstrations for customers. Demonstrations at trade shows.
- An application very similar to one covered recently.
- Applications too vague or lacking enough detail to write much about. If applications are very lacking, FCC staff will sometimes ask for more information.
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance testing including RF immunity testing for compliance with European regulations.
- RF integration testing. (A radar from company A is paired with telemetry from company B and installed on a ship from company C.)
- Applications for general-purpose antenna test ranges.
- Applications for which confidentiality treatment has been sought. Companies can do this under the FCC’s rules, but I suspect it’s overdone at times. The request for confidentiality is made public, and may have some details. (A couple of times I have seen companies put what I think is the confidential information in the confidentiality request.) That, and a bit of independent research, can give me an idea what they’re up to. If I can make an educated guess, I will, saying so.
On to October’s applications:
- Zimmerman Associates filed an application (with supporting exhibits) for special temporary authority to test the capability of using a full polarimetric UWB radar system for identifying roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Testing is to be on 3100-5600 MHz at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The prototype equipment uses time-modulated ultra-wideband (UWB) technology developed by Time Domain Corporation. It generates a signal that is position modulated; the position of the modulated pulse varies randomly in time so as to produce a spectrum that approximates Gaussian noise.
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