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Home My WebLink About06-05 Statement of JustificationWF�i Statement of Justification for Armel Candidate Kenny Property located at 281 Tadpole Lane (November 14, 2005) Introduction New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Cingular"), is licensed by the Federal Communication Commission ("FCC") for the following Call Signs servicing the Washington DC metropolitan area: KNKA243, KNLF220 and WPZY690 to provide domestic wireless telephone services by transmitting and receiving radio frequency spectrum signals at: Transmitting (TX) Frequencies of- Receiving (RX) Frequencies of - £1) 1)845.01-846.48, 890.01-891.48 MHz (Band A); 1) 824.04-834.99, 869.04-879.99 MHz (Band A); 2) 1950-1965 MHz (Band B) and; 2) 1870-1885 MHz (Band B) and; 3) 1975-1980 MHz (Band C); 3) 1895-1900 MHz (Band C) 17 00-17 Crown 154.9') OE/ W �ar��E�Mx�1�ai � 655 fi�� MC cand 1 m 644 r � ' Kenn cand 31 Dundridge Lrjst Cornera and '2 candidate 4 340 �e gWaterlo ArmelU 642 50 644 522 646 �� Lord-WC93114ti 1 Wtl fiairf +�+Ny v 628 Winchester .. Ci e uon Presb Church 37 Alle hen Power 200 Shenandoah Tower 261, 5' X51 Springdale Mill Complex•; oBartonville /, Parkins Mills, � at 52 u 0.499 mi 4 Shirl l" Kenn c lies pra 3 ask Tad ole g Newtown -Ste hensbur Historic District r 'ZiQ 277 s Shenandoah 2ti9' Pa, Copyright Q 2003 Microsoft Corp. and/or its suppliers. All ri hts reserved. 17 00-17 Crown 154.9') OE/ W �ar��E�Mx�1�ai � 655 fi�� MC cand 1 m 644 r � ' Kenn cand 31 Dundridge Lrjst Cornera and '2 candidate 4 340 �e gWaterlo ArmelU 642 50 644 522 646 �� Lord-WC93114ti 1 Wtl fiairf +�+Ny v 628 WFV Site Description and Background On or around March 16, 2004 Cingular requested to find a candidate to build a new site to provide enhanced coverage in the area in the area between US 522 and Tasker Road, Northwest of this intersection, in Frederick County, VA. This site will provide coverage to commuters along these routes and improve hand off between Stephans City and Winchester sites. Four (4) candidates were identified in the search area: 1) Macedonian United Methodist Church located at 1941 Macedonian Church Road, White Post, VA 22663 (04/12/04); 2) Donald and Janet Kenny located at 281 Tadpole Lane, White Post, VA 22663 (04/12/04); 3) Shirley Kenny located at 280 Tadpole Lane, White Post, VA 22663 (04/12/04) and 4) a different location on the Kenny property located at 281 Tadpole Lane (7/28/05). Cingular is currently located on five (5) towers in the vicinity of the search area: 1) Shenandoah tower ASR#1025561 at the 212' elevation, 2) Shenandoah Tower ASR#1059341 at the 183' elevation, 3) Allegheny Power tower ASR#1207146 at the 120' elevation and 4) Crown Communications Tower ASR#1235775 at the 183' and 5) a tower under 200' in Clarke County, at the 146' elevation. The terrain of this area makes it very difficult to supply Cingular's wireless customers with seamless coverage. Moreover, candidate 4 was a likely choice to cover the US 522 corridor more effectively. (See the attached propagation maps) 08/04/05 THU 14:26 FAX 41' 12 7782 CELLULAR ONE NET 0001 angu I a WIRELESS August 4, 2005 Frederick County RF Justification Statement Office of Planning 107 North Kent Street Suite 202 Winchester, VA 22601 Re: Proposed Telecommunication Facility Installation located at 281 Tadpole Ln, White Post, VA — Donald S. Kenney Jr. property. Attention: Mark Cheran, Zoning Administrator Introduction New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Cingular"), is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Call Sign: KNKA243 to provide domestic wireless service by transmitting and receiving radio frequency spectrum signals: TX 869.040-879.990 MHz and Rx 824.010- 834.9990 MHz /1900 MHz. Currently, Cingular is undergoing a major system wide upgrade to its existing network throughout the United States. More specifically, Cingular is upgrading its network from AMPS and TDMA technologies to Global System for Mobile Communications ("GSM") standard. This upgrade, and ultimate conversion, to the GSM standard will require the strategic location of cell sites throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC area and surrounding rural communities. Cingular's Radio Frequency ("RF") Engineers and Real Estate Site Acquisition Specialists have identified sites that meet both the RF technical requirements and the business terms with property owners. Finally, these sites will serve as the network backbone for wireless service to residents businesses and individuals throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC area and surrounding rural communities. Site Description Donald Kenney's property is located at 281 Tadpole Lane and is situated on 8.32 acres on which a 190' monopole is to be constructed with related ground equipment to be fenced and buffered as required. Cingular will be located at a Rad Center of 188' and pole will be able to accommodate three additional carriers. Background This site was selected by our Radio Frequency Engineers as being an optimal location to satisfy their objective, which is to provide enhanced coverage in the area between US 522 and Tasker Rd, Northwest of their intersection, in Frederick County, VA. This site will provide coverage to commuters along these routes and improve hand-offs between Stephens City and Winchester sites. These routes provide access to Winchester — sizeable residential, commercial and industrial interests in the Southwest of Washington DC. It is important to restrict coverage to the local search area . Candidates that are too high and/or cannot provide sufficient antenna down -tilt to contain their signal will be rejected. For example, if there is a clear line -of -sight (LOS) beyond the next two GSM sites and there is no way to mount the GSM antennas such that they can be down -tilted effectively, then it is likely that such a candidate will be rejected by RF. If effective down -tilt is not possible but the signal is attenuated / blocked by adjacent clutter such that the effective cell radius is contained, this will reduce the need for down -tilt. Conversely, if the candidate is much lower than the surrounding clutter, then the cell radius will be too small and the candidate will likely be rejected. 08/04/05 THU 14:27 FAX 41' 12 7782 CELLULAR ONE NET 1a002 cin g u I a r WIRELESS Conclusion In scrubbing this site search area, it has been determined that there are no suitable competing structures that will meet the requirements for meeting the objectives of this search ring and a new tower constructed on a raw land is needed. Cingular respectfully requests that the Office of Planning approve this application for this strategic site based on the above enumerated factors. Respectfully Submitted on behalf of Cingular Wireless Shashikanth Sena RF Engineer Cingular Wireless 7150 Standard Dr. Hanover, MD 21076 Direct Phone: 410-712-7753 2