Frequency Coordination
The Frequency Coordination process for Microwave Systems is described as follows:
- Frequency Coordination includes the generation and dissemination of prior coordination notices (PCN) to the frequency coordinator representatives of each microwave receiver located within a coordination contour around each proposed new microwave transmit location.
- When a PCN is received by a frequency coordinator, the interference analysis done by Micronet in selecting the frequencies will be checked, and any potential conflicts with the clients of that coordinator will be identified and transmitted back to Micronet.
- A negotiation between frequency coordinators ensues and is completed only when all potential conflicts have been resolved.
- Each recipient frequency coordinator has thirty days to respond to each PCN.
- At the end of the frequency coordination process, the deliverables are a data sheet and a Supplemental Showing become attachments to the FCC Form 601 license application form.
The frequency coordination procedures for satellite earth stations are similar, except that multiple coordination contours form the basis for the database search as both direct (great circle) interference paths and precipitation scatter intersection paths must be considered. For transmit and receive (R/T) operation, both transmit and receive frequency bands must be analyzed. At the end, the showings are more extensive, and include a data sheet, antenna horizon gain contours, and a radiation hazard analysis.
Procedures for the frequency coordination process are established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and these procedures are followed explicitly by Micronet. These are provided for reference through the following link: