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Orange County NC 11 <br /> Radio Communication Tower and System Infrastructure Upgrade <br /> RF Coverage and Sites/Towers <br /> 2.1.5 Southeast-Alternate to WCHL Site <br /> An alternate to the WCHL site may be a parcel of land about 1,000 ft. to the south of the <br /> WCHL property — Figure 1 shows an aerial view of this site. FE identified this as part of <br /> the Eastgate Shopping Center parcel, PIN # 9799255527. <br /> This property is in a flood plain, in an area labeled as Jordan Lake (unprotected). This <br /> may require the use of raised platforms for the site equipment (shelter, generator, and <br /> fuel tanks) <br /> Also, due to the proximity to the WCHL-AM towers, any new tower may require "AM — <br /> de-tuning". <br /> A tower elevation and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Report is in preparation <br /> for submission under separate cover. <br /> FE reviewed the 800 MHz RF coverage differences between the WCHL site and the <br /> alternate site. Our analysis used the same antenna height as was used for the WCHL <br /> site. While the coverage obtained from the alternate site is slightly different from the <br /> WCHL site, the differences are not significant, and the alternate site provides the <br /> required RF coverage to the immediate area. <br /> Figure 11 in Section 2.1.7 shows the RF coverage for the WCHL site, and Figure 12 <br /> shows the RF coverage from the alternate site. <br /> August 30, 2013 Page 10 of 51 <br />