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11/07/2016
To: Ames Board of Adjustments
RE: Pathway's proposed Communication Tower Site Located at: 314 SE 16th Street,Ames, IA
To Whom It May Concern,
We write to inform you that Verizon Wireless is interested in co-locating our antennas on the above tower
proposed by Pathway Solutions.
This location will provide for us to add the needed additional capacity to multiple areas of concern. These areas
include but are not limited to the commercial district north of SE 16th Street along Duff Ave,the residential area
along SE 161h Street east of the ISU Veterinary Medical buildings, the Ames Municipal Airport, and the
residential area around and including the Kate Mitchell Elementary School.
For this tower location to work Verizon Wireless is requesting a full antenna array due to multiple factors. The
first is the number of antennas needed to transmit the spectrum that we have acquired from the FCC for our
services. We currently have spectrum in the following bands, 700, 850, PCS,AWS and AWS-3. Unfortunately
we cannot transmit all of these from the same antennas,thus making it necessary for four antennas per sector.
The multiple spectrum bands require different antennas for each due to different frequencies. Our design uses
the fewest number of antennas possible taking into account the restrictions discussed here. Another reason for
the request for a full antenna array is so that we can adjust the antennas to face the areas of concerns stated
above. Flush mount antennas would not be able to achieve the required azimuth to serve our customers and your
residents.
Sincerely,
Justin Ruch
RF System Design
Verizon Wireless