The FCC Wireless Bureau provided additional clarity on the technical specifications...
The FCC Wireless Bureau provided additional clarity on the technical specifications for Trex Enterprises’ Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection radar to be used to detect debris on airport runways. The FCC approved a waiver for the Trex system, which operates…
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in the 78-81 GHz band, in December. Trex warned in a letter to the commission that the technical specification for transmit beamwidth (http://xrl.us/bnnd7a) could cause problems in deploying the system. The bureau backed away from a hard rule on this specification, saying all requests to use the radar are already overseen by NTIA. “The Commission’s intent in the Order was to authorize the certification and use of Trex’s FOD detection radar pending the resolution of the rulemaking proceeding because a waiver would serve the public interest,” the bureau said (http://xrl.us/bnnd7x). “Requiring adherence to an erroneous specification that differs from information previously provided by Trex and does not reflect the equipment’s actual technical characteristics would frustrate that intent."