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Orange County NC <br /> 3 <br /> Radio Communication Tower and System Infrastructure Upgrade <br /> RF Coverage and Sites/Towers <br /> Table of Contents <br /> 1. Introduction........................................................................................................4 <br /> 2. RF Coverage .....................................................................................................5 <br /> 2.1 800 MHz VIPER System....................................................................................5 <br /> 2.1.1 Northeast - Caldwell Area Site (New Sharon Church Rd.).................................5 <br /> 2.1.2 South-central — GTE Wireless Site ....................................................................6 <br /> 2.1.3 Southwest— SBA Site........................................................................................ 7 <br /> 2.1.4 Southeast—Vilcomm Site (WCHL)....................................................................8 <br /> 2.1.5 Southeast-Alternate to WCHL Site................................................................. 10 <br /> 2.1.6 ATC Site— Hillsborough (Walnut Grove Church Rd.) ...................................... 11 <br /> 2.1.7 VIPER RF Coverage Plots............................................................................... 12 <br /> 2.1.8 RF Coverage Percentages ..............................................................................23 <br /> 2.1.9 800 MHz and Microwave Mounting Heights.....................................................24 <br /> 2.1.10 Microwave........................................................................................................26 <br /> 2.2 VHF Station Paging .........................................................................................28 <br /> 2.2.1 Cedar Grove Fire Station.................................................................................28 <br /> 2.2.2 Orange Grove Fire Station...............................................................................28 <br /> 2.2.3 Eno Mountain Site............................................................................................28 <br /> 2.2.4 Chatham Mountain Site ...................................................................................29 <br /> 2.2.5 VHF Paging Coverage..................................................................................... 29 <br /> 2.2.6 RF Coverage Percentages ..............................................................................32 <br /> 2.2.7 VHF Paging Antenna Mounting Heights .......................................................... 33 <br /> 3. Sites and Towers.............................................................................................34 <br /> 3.1 VIPER Sites..................................................................................................... 34 <br /> 3.1.1 Northeast— Caldwell area (New Sharon Church Rd.)...................................... 34 <br /> 3.1.2 South-central — Crown Castle Site...................................................................35 <br /> 3.1.3 Southwest— SBA Site...................................................................................... 38 <br /> 3.1.4 Southeast—VilComm Site (WCHL) or Alternate Site....................................... 39 <br /> August 30, 2013 Page 2 of 61 <br />