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Orange County NC <br />Radio Communication Tower and System Infrastructure Upgrade <br />RF Coverage and Sites /Towers <br />Table of Contents <br />1. <br />Introduction ......................................................................... ............................... <br />4 <br />2. <br />RF Coverage ...................................................................... ............................... <br />5 <br />2.1 <br />800 MHz VIPER System ...................................................... ..............................5 <br />2.1.1 <br />Northeast - Caldwell Area Site (New Sharon Church Rd.) .. ............................... <br />5 <br />2.1.2 <br />South - central — GTE Wireless Site ..................................... ............................... <br />6 <br />2.1.3 <br />Southwest — SBA Site ......................................................... ............................... <br />7 <br />2.1.4 <br />Southeast — Vilcomm Site (WCHL) ..................................... ............................... <br />8 <br />2.1.5 <br />Southeast - Alternate to WCHL Site .................................. ............................... <br />10 <br />2.1.6 <br />ATC Site — Hillsborough (Walnut Grove Church Rd.) ....... ............................... <br />11 <br />2.1.7 <br />VIPER RF Coverage Plots ................................................ ............................... <br />12 <br />2.1.8 <br />RF Coverage Percentages ................................................. .............................23 <br />2.1.9 <br />800 MHz and Microwave Mounting Heights ...................... ............................... <br />24 <br />2.1.10 <br />Microwave ........................................................................... .............................26 <br />2.2 <br />VHF Station Paging ............................................................ .............................28 <br />2.2.1 <br />Cedar Grove Fire Station .................................................. ............................... <br />28 <br />2.2.2 <br />Orange Grove Fire Station .................................................. .............................28 <br />2.2.3 <br />Eno Mountain Site ............................................................. ............................... <br />28 <br />2.2.4 <br />Chatham Mountain Site .................................................... ............................... <br />29 <br />2.2.5 <br />VHF Paging Coverage ........................................................ .............................29 <br />2.2.6 <br />RF Coverage Percentages ................................................. .............................32 <br />2.2.7 <br />VHF Paging Antenna Mounting Heights ........................... ............................... <br />33 <br />3. <br />Sites and Towers .............................................................. ............................... <br />34 <br />3.1 <br />VIPER Sites ...................................................................... ............................... <br />34 <br />3.1.1 <br />Northeast — Caldwell area (New Sharon Church Rd.) ....... ............................... <br />34 <br />3.1.2 <br />South - central — Crown Castle Site .................................... ............................... <br />35 <br />3.1.3 <br />Southwest — SBA Site ....................................................... ............................... <br />38 <br />3.1.4 <br />Southeast — VilComm Site (WCHL) or Alternate Site ........ ............................... <br />39 <br />August 30, 2013 <br />Page 2 of 51 <br />B <br />K <br />