1. 1 12 June 2002 RAS Summer School ITU Notification Edward M. Davison Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration Phone: (202)-482-5526 edavison@ntia.doc.gov edavison@ntia.doc.gov

2. 2 OUTLINE - WHO IS NTIA? - ELECTRONIC ITU NOTIFICATION - EXISTING SAMPLE NOTIFICATION - LIST OF EXISTING USA RAS NOTIFICATIONS - REASONS FOR NOTIFICATION

3. 3 CHECKS & BALANCES SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT PROCESS COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 COORDINATION ADVISORY LIAISON INTERDEPARTMENT RADIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE (IRAC) NTIA Chairs IRAC & Subcommittees 20 Govt Departments/Agencies as Members NTIA - National Defense - Law Enforcement & Security - Transportation - Resource Mgt Control - Emergencies - Other Services (On behalf of President) - Business - State & Local - Entertainment - Commercial - Private FY2002 Approp: $29.788m Fees: $218.757m Total: $248.545m FY2002 Approp: $14.054m Reimburseable: $22.055m Total: $36.109m

4. 4 WHO IS NTIA? NTIA serves as the principal adviser to the President on telecommunications policies as they pertain to the Nation's technological and economic advancement. NTIA is the primary Executive Branch agency responsible for developing and articulating domestic and international telecommunications policies. NTIA also manages use of the radio frequency spectrum by all federal agencies. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/

5. 5 ELECTRONIC ITU NOTIFICATION

6. 6 http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/software/space/index.html http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/software/space/index.html Spacecap – Space data capture on PC (Software package which provides access to the Radiocommunication Bureau's Space Radiocommunication Stations database.) SNS – Electronic Notification Validation Software (PC-based software for validating electronic notices captured by the BR SpaceCap system.) SpaceQry – Space Query and Extract System (Software package which provides access to the Radiocommunication Bureau's Space Radiocommunication Stations database.) SNS – Electronic Notification Validation Software (PC-based software for validating electronic notices captured by the BR SpaceCap system.) Spacecap – Space data capture on PC SNS – Electronic Notification Validation Software SpaceQry – Space Query and Extract System SNS – Electronic Notification Validation Software

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8. 8 ITU ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION APPENDIX 4 (SPACECAP)

9. 9 APPENDIX 4 (WRC-2000) Consolidated list and tables of characteristics for use in the application of the procedures of Chapter III 1The substance of this Appendix is separated into two parts: one concerning data and their use for terrestrial radiocommunication services and another concerning data and their use for space radiocommunication services. 2Both parts contain a list of characteristics and a table indicating the use of each of the characteristics in specific circumstances. Annex 1A:List of characteristics of stations in the terrestrial services Annex 1B:Table of characteristics to be submitted for stations in the terrestrial services Annex 2A:Characteristics of satellite networks or earth or radio astronomy stations Annex 2B:Table of characteristics to be submitted for space and radio astronomy stations

10. 10 PREFACE: http://www.itu.int/brspace/preface/

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17. 17 B.6Radio astronomy station antenna characteristics The antenna type and dimensions, effective area and angular coverage (in azimuth and elevation).

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20. 20 C.3Assigned frequency band b)The bandwidth of the frequency band in kHz observed by the station.

21. 21 A.3Operating administration or agency Symbols for the operating administration or agency and for the address of the administration to which communication should be sent on urgent matters regarding interference, quality of emissions and questions referring to the technical operation of the network or station (see Article 15).

22. 22 USA United States of America A FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ATTENTION: MR. RICHARD B. ENGELMAN 445, 12TH STREET, S.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20554 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TELEFAX: +1 202 418 1208/ 418 0398 TELEX: 025 VIA TWX 7108220160 AF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, N.Y. B DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON D.C. 20520 001 OHIO WESLEYAN RADIO OBSERVATORY 002 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, LINCOLON LABORATORY 003 STANFORD RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTITUTE 004 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 005 OWENS VALLEY RADIO OBSERVATORY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 006 HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY 007 ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. 008 US GOVERNMENT - GEN 009 CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 010 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 011 THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. 012 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 013 CITIES SERVICES COMPANY 014 COLLINS RADIO COMPANY 015 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 016 COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION "COMSAT" 017 INTELSAT 018 RCA AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS INC. 019 AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. 020 RADIO AMATEUR SATELLITE CORPORATION 021 HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS 022 HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS GALAXY, INC 023 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - A 024 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - FO 025 GTE SPACENET CORPORATION 026 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - M 027 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - FX 028 GTE SPACENET - 2 029 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - G 030 NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY 031 UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK 051 US GOVERNMENT COAST GUARD 068 US GOVERNMENT - FAA 120 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - SD 130 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - SI 230 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, BC 300 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PLM 310 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PMA 320 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PMW 330 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PR1 340 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PR2 350 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PAV 500 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 501 SATELLITE SYSTEMS BRANCH, EROS DATA CENTER 502 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 503 SMC/AXG 504 SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND 505 US ARMY COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS COMMAND

23. 23 C.13Class of observations The class of observations to be taken on the frequency band shown in § C.3 b). Class A observations are those in which the sensitivity of the equipment is not a primary factor. Class B observations are those of such a nature that they can be made only with advanced low- noise receivers using the best techniques.

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25. 25 C.2Assigned frequency (frequencies) b)The centre of the frequency band observed, in kHz up to 28 000 kHz inclusive, in MHz above 28 000 kHz to 10 500 MHz inclusive and in GHz above 10 500 MHz.

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27. 27 SAMPLE OUTPUT FROM PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED ASSIGNMENTS FOR GREENBANK, WV

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32. 32 USA NOTIFIED RAS ASSIGNMENTS LOCATIONDATE NOTIFIED ARECIBO8/16/65 BIGPINE CAL1/26/65 BOULDER COLO10/1/65 CEDAR RPS IOWA10/1/67 DANVILLE ILL6/1/63 DELAWARE OHIO1/1/62 DERWOOD MD6/1/65 FT DAVIS TEX1/6/59 GAINESVILLE FL7/1/64 GREEN BANK 1 WVA5/26/67 GREEN BANK 2 WVA11/1/67 GREEN BANK WVA4/1/65 HAMILTON MASS1/1/58 HARVARD MASS1/1/64 HAT CREEK CAL9/1/59 HOUGHTON MICH9/1/63 MARYLANDPNT MD11/1/58 PIMA CO ARIZ10/1/67 QUEZON CITY1/1/67 STANFORD CAL12/1/65 TYNGSBORO 1 MASS9/1/65 TYNGSBORO MASS9/1/65 VERY LARGE ARRAY NM10/24/75 WASHINGTON DC1/1/66

33. 33 REASONS TO NOTIFY: - INTERFERENCE (ARTICLE 15) - INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY - BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING ALLOCATION PROCESS - IS WHAT YOU DO IS IMPORTANT?

34. 34 FACTS - FIRST USA RAS NOTIFIED WAS JAN58 (HAMILTON, MA) - LAST USA RAS NOTIFIED WAS OCT 75 (VLA, NM) - ALL CURRENT USA RAS DATA WAS CONVERTED INTO NEW DATABASE - MUCH OF THE INFORMATION IN THE CURRENT DATABASE IS SUSPECT - APPEARS THAT CURRENT DATA MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE RAS USAGE

35. 35 CONCLUSIONS - RAS COMMUNITY NEEDS TO NOTIFY THEIR ASSIGNMENTS TO THE ITU - REVIEW CURRENT NOTIFIED DATA - SUBMIT REQUIREMENTS NOT NOTIFIED