Goto Section: 101.125 | 101.131 | Table of Contents
FCC 101.129
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 101.129 Transmitter location.
(a) The applicant must determine, prior to filing an application for a
radio station authorization, that the antenna site specified therein is
adequate to render the service proposed. In cases of questionable
antenna locations, it is desirable to conduct propagation tests to
indicate the field intensity which may be expected in the principal
areas or at the fixed points of communication to be served,
particularly where severe shadow problems may be expected. In
considering applications proposing the use of such locations, the
Commission may require site survey tests to be made pursuant to a
developmental authorization in the particular service concerned. In
such cases, propagation tests should be conducted in accordance with
recognized engineering methods and should be made with a transmitting
antenna simulating, as near as possible, the proposed antenna
installation. Full data obtained from such surveys and its analysis,
including a description of the methods used and the name, address and
qualifications of the engineer making the survey, must be supplied to
the Commission.
(b) In the 12.2-12.7 GHz band, licensees must not locate MVDDS
transmitting antennas within 10 km of any qualifying NGSO FSS receiver
unless mutual agreement is obtained between the MVDDS and NGSO FSS
licensees. Such agreements must be retained by the licensees and made
available for inspection by interested parties upon request.
(1) A qualifying NGSO FSS receiver, for the purposes of this section,
is deemed to be one that is in regular use by an NGSO FSS subscriber
for normal reception purposes in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band and not one for
monitoring or testing purposes. In addition, qualifying receivers must
either be in operation on the date or already be under construction and
then operating within thirty days of the date that the MVDDS licensee
notifies the NGSO FSS licensee of its intent to construct a new MVDDS
transmitting antenna at a specified location.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, the 10
kilometer spacing requirement for each MVDDS transmitting antenna site
shall not apply with respect to NGSO FSS receivers that might be
installed or become operational (except for those under construction
and operating within thirty days as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of
this section) subsequent to the original date that the MVDDS licensee
provided notice of its intention to construct a given transmission
facility.
(3) In the event that a proposed MVDDS transmitting antenna for which
notice has been duly given to the NGSO FSS licensees has not been
placed in normal operation within one calendar year of the date of
notice, then the MVDDS licensee loses the benefit of the original
notice. Upon such anniversary, the MVDDS licensee must re-determine
compliance with the minimum 10 kilometer spacing requirement based upon
locations of qualifying NGSO FSS receivers on that anniversary date. A
new determination of compliance with the spacing requirement shall be
made for each succeeding anniversary of non-operation for each proposed
MVDDS transmission site or additional antenna. This provision
contemplates that failure to commence normal operation at a given MVDDS
transmitting antenna site within one year of the date of NGSO FSS
notification may require successive relocations of the proposed
transmitter site in order to meet the minimum spacing distance as
determined on each anniversary of non-operation.
[ 61 FR 26677 , May 28, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 68983 , Dec. 14, 1998;
67 FR 43038 , June 26, 2002]
Goto Section: 101.125 | 101.131
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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