You can't use ULS for earth stations. Earth stations are covered by the international bureau as opposed to the wireless bureau.
-Matt On Jul 27, 2008, at 6:52 PM, Doug Ratcliffe wrote: > I've read your blogs and have been keeping up with them. What I > can't seem > to find is the ULS registrations for the actual earth satellite > stations. > It seems like most other ULS entires, they have a contact address > and a > person's name. > > I did a Geosearch of Orange County, FL (the Sprint Communications > Orlando, > FL county) using Frequencies 3500 to 5000mhz (All Service Types), > and found > nothing but a cancelled point to point license for AT&T. > > A quick search of the FCC site for Sprint's filing # > (SESRWL2000101902129) > finds nothing but the mention in the FCC 3650 FSS list. If I were > to call > the FCC with that number would they be able to provide me contact > information for that company that pertains to the FSS department? > > I wonder if creating a website that documented all the FSS contact > info, > combined with map distance, automatic EIRP / bearing calculations > (i.e. the > stuff the FCC talks about in their 3650 document), would be > beneficial to > the other WISPs who want to serve the 125 million people who live > INSIDE of > these zones. > > It seems silly, like a 5-10W transmitter pointing the opposite > direction > would even make a difference - you would think the FCC would have > integrated > distance AND antenna direction when it comes to base station > registration... > > Florida is flat. At 105km, I would need to have at least a 450 foot > tower > or higher on both ends to even send a signal that far. 45 miles > ended up > needing over 400ft on both ends. It's not like I want to broadcast > 3650 > from the top of a 10,000 foot mountain peak. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:20 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3650 FSS negotiations for protected areas...? > > >> Doug Ratcliffe wrote: >>> Has anyone gotten any headway on company negotiations in protected >>> zones? >>> Almost all of the zones near me (105km is the closest to the SW, >>> 146.7km >>> next closest to the South) and I have no desire to point coverage >>> in that >>> direction - mainly north and northwest. But according to the FCC, >>> I'd be >>> dealing with Sprint, and Harris Corporation - these people don't >>> even >>> have >>> phone numbers on their web sites for any departments that would >>> look like >>> they would even know what I was talking about. >>> >> >> I have done several blog posts on this subject: >> >> http://charlesnw.blogspot.com/2008/07/satellite-related-brain-dump.html >> http://charlesnw.blogspot.com/2008/07/80211y-3650-mhz-in-southern-california.html >> >> http://charlesnw.blogspot.com/2008/07/3650mhz-southern-california-malibu.html >> http://charlesnw.blogspot.com/2008/07/3650mhz-southern-california-malibu_05.html >> >> Hope that helps. >>> And even if I found a human being, it seems unlikely I'd talk to >>> anyone >>> with >>> the power to make a real decision. >>> >> >> Indeed. >>> Is this something best sent from a telecommunications attorney to >>> their >>> FCC >>> attorney of record? Is the consent more like a contract? Would >>> they be >>> able to charge me for consent (like a spectrum lease)? Is this like >>> asking >>> for keys to the space shuttle? >>> >> >> Excellent questions. Hopefully someone here can help. >> >> >> -- >> Charles Wyble (818) 280 - 7059 >> http://charlesnw.blogspot.com >> CTO Known Element Enterprises / SoCal WiFI project >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Rapid Link, and is > believed to be clean. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/