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<br /> <br /> Jim Groves said the tower study incorporated the VIPER radio system coverage, as well <br />as the County volunteer fire department VHF paging system. He gave a briefing on study and <br />reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> <br />Radio Communication tower and system infrastructure upgrade <br />February 11, 2014 <br />Please refer to the maps in your packets for better location and coverage detail <br /> <br />Background <br />-Project kicked off January, 2013 <br />-Development Steps: <br />Needs assessment with stakeholders <br />Research <br />Infrastructure upgrade recommendations <br />Maps and graphics <br />Draft report <br />Final report <br />-Project completed September, 2013 <br /> <br />What is VIPER? <br />-Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) <br />-Trunked 800 MHz Radio System <br />-State owned and operated <br />Originally developed for the Highway Patrol <br />Centerline of road <br />Building penetration not really considered <br /> <br />What is VIPER? (cont.) <br />-Orange County system is an unbalanced system <br />5 channel (frequency pair) on some towers <br />8 channel (frequency pair) on others <br />-This can create busy “bonks” where users cannot communicate <br />- VIPER towers located at: <br />Eno Mountain – Hillsborough <br />Water tower - UNC Chapel Hill <br />Laws – Northern border of Orange/Caswell <br />Chatham Mountain – Southern border of Orange <br />Mebane (new) – City of Mebane <br /> <br />Map Legend <br />GREEN = GOOD <br />YELLOW = FAIR <br />RED = MARGINAL <br />GRAY = NO COVERAGE <br />The maps presented in the report are software models that are representative of actual real <br />world coverage <br /> <br />Current viper “talk-in” MAP <br /> <br />Proposed New Tower Sites <br />-Five (5) additional sites were selected to improve VIPER coverage within Orange County <br /> <br />