4.9 GHz Fixed Station Licensing

The FCC allows for the licensing of 4.9 GHz for permanent fixed operations (such as land mobile radio back haul, reciever voting links, etc. on a secondary only basis.  This means that the licensee must accept any interference from normally licensed operations and must cease operations if the operation interferes with the other licensees.            

Permanent fixed point-to-point stations are licensed individually on a site-by-site basis and such operation is secondary to base, mobile and temporary (1 year or less) fixed station operations.  Applicants requesting secondary fixed point-to-point stations must file a separate application with specific frequencies.  The entire 4.9 GHz band will not be authorized.  Secondary fixed stations must be licensed using the FCC Form 601.  The form can accommodate six fixed station locations per application and can be filed directly in ULS.  Applicants for fixed stations must complete the FCC Form 601 Main Form, a Schedule D for each fixed transmitter location and a complete Schedule H.  Authorized Secondary Fixed Stations must comply with an 18-month construction requirement by timely filing a Form 601 Main Form and Schedule K .  Motorola has produced an excellent reference document  that includes licensing instructios.  APCO-AFC Licensing Service is also able to assist in licensing. The station class codes would typically be FX1, FX2, or FX0.  The frequencies should appear on the ULS site.

Licensing for Fixed Station applications will require the specific frequency used per the table below: