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County approves tower lease for emergency radio coverage; officials explain 'quiet zone' limits on power
Summary
Board approved an antenna site lease with SBA Towers to improve coverage in the northern part of Botetourt County; staff described challenges from the National Radio Quiet Zone and how it affects radio power and system design.
The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors approved a lease with SBA Towers to place emergency radio equipment on a tower site just inside Allegheny County to improve coverage toward Iron Gate and the northern end of Botetourt County.
Matt Henkel, the county’s emergency communications systems manager, told the board the lease covers a site located off McKinney Hollow Road and is intended to address deficiencies in radio coverage in the northern quarter…
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