Subject: Wireless On AM Towers Breakthrough By LBA (fwd) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 133439 -0600 (CST) From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org> To: emfguru@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:55:25 EST From: PDepippo@aol.com To: rbeavers@mail.llion.org, Emrall@aol.com, thistle@plainfield.bypass.com Subject: Wireless On AM Towers Breakthrough By LBA Subj: Wireless On AM Towers Breakthrough By LBA Date: 98-02-23 13:33:40 EST Wireless On AM Towers Breakthrough By LBA GREENVILLE, N.C., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications engineers and consultants Lawrence Behr Associates, Inc. (LBA) today announced a new turn- key proprietary conversion technology system which allows the location of wireless communications antennas on as many as 10,000 existing "hot" North American AM broadcast towers. Previously, AM towers were unsuitable for most wireless (e.g., cellular, PCS and SMR) antenna installations due to grounding difficulties, interference and safety considerations. This LBA turn-key proprietary conversion adaptation of these AM towers for wireless communications antenna colocation could save as much as $100 Million in site acquisition and zoning costs for new cell site developers. The revolutionary new LBA system eliminates the tower/land capital start- up expense for wireless communications providers, bypasses zoning restrictions and community resistance regarding new tower construction, decreases regulatory delays and eliminates the cost of proximate AM antenna detuning in many areas of North America. Veteran Zoning Consultant Richard Connor Riley says, "LBA's proprietary conversion technology will be welcomed by both communities striving to prevent or minimize the effects of construction of new towers and wireless carriers trying to serve customers and minimize their 'time to market'." The LBA antenna colocation system has already been installed successfully on AM towers by several carriers, including AT&T Wireless, Nextel Communications, and Omnipoint PCS. Some of the AM station lessors using LBA's solution report improved sound and coverage. "The ability to mount new antennas in an unobtrusive manner on 10,000 existing towers will minimize the impact of wireless antennas in the community and encourage communities to expand the technology and the coverage areas," said Win Donat, President of Lawrence Behr Associates. "It creates an entirely new tower rental income stream for the AM segment of the broadcast industry, a sector of the industry generally regarded as depressed. The economics of this technology are good for all partners." The LBA AM antenna colocation technology fits perfectly with the Personal Communications Industry Association's six-point "Agenda for a Wireless America" as outlined by President Jay Kitchen, February 10, 1998: "The wireless industry must be diligent in finding win-win solutions to develop the infrastructure needed to provide ubiquitous nationwide coverage," Kitchen said. "Localities have legitimate rights to expect that infrastructure development occurs in a reasonable manner." LBA has 35 years of broadcast industry experience and consults with the U.S. and International wireless industries in tower site acquisition, colocation, AM detuning, electromagnetic interference, and Federal Communications Commission regulations compliance for the cellular, PCS, and wireless cable industries. It is an affiliate of the LBA Group, Inc., along with LBA Technology, Inc., LBA International, Inc., Coastal Antennas, Inc., and LBA InfoSystems, LLC. SOURCE LBA Group, Inc. Archive provided courtesy of WaveGuide, http://www.wave-guide.org Reprinted with permission of Roy Beavers, http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html