Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 700 MHz E Block Coverage Report June 25, 2013 Prepared by: Jay M. Jacobsmeyer, P.E. Pericle Communications Company 7222 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 180 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 303) 759-5111 jacobsmeyer@pericle.com For: Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 211 Perimeter Ctr. Parkway NE, Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30346
1.0 Executive Summary Manifest Wireless L.L.C. 700 MHz E Block Coverage Report This document serves as a progress report on the deployment of Manifest Wireless L.L.C. s Manifest ) ATSC-M/H digital television broadcast network. Manifest holds FCC licenses in 168 Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Areas BEA) for the unpaired 700 MHz E block 722-728 MHz). To date, Manifest has constructed 13 transmitter sites and is transmitting test signals continuously from these locations. To quantify the coverage provided by these transmitter sites, Manifest retained Pericle Communications Company to model the coverage and calculate the area covered in each applicable BEA. Our analysis shows that the thirteen active transmitters provide some measurable coverage in 43 BEAs. Of these, 12 BEAs show coverage exceeding 35%. 2.0 Modeling Method The team used EDX Signal to model coverage using the Longley-Rice model per FCC OET-69 [1]. The coverage files are then exported as Shape files to ESRI ArcView for plotting and coverage area calculation. The coordinates, antenna height and ERP of each transmitter site are listed in Table. 1. Table 1 - Transmitter Sites Antenna Antenna Antenna BEA Lat Lon Model Pol/Gain Ht. m) ERP kw) 13 39-11-58.7 77-20-53.1 TLP-08P-1E CP/12.5 105.2 50 19 36-03-33.3 78-57-10.2 TLP-12A-1E CP/10.8 122.3 50 23 35-31-44.4 80-36-34.0 TLP-16A-1E CP/12.0 116.4 50 29 30-21-15.8 81-45-32.5 TLP-08P-1E CP/12.5 104.2 50 40 33-44-22.0 84-00-14.0 ALP16L4-CSO-56 HP/12.7 346.0 50 40 33-27-18.2 84-24-35.6 ALP16L4-CSO-56 HP/12.7 125.0 50 40 33-59-35.9 83-24-55.9 ALP16L4-CSO-56 HP/12.7 104.0 50 53 40-09-19.8 79-25-42.3 TLP-08M-1E CP/12.4 152.4 50 55 41-29-13.2 81-41-01.1 TLP-08P-1E CP/12.5 139.9 50 57 42-18-02.7 83-38-27.8 TLP-16A-1E CP/12.0 111.6 50 63 43-25-46.7 88-18-03.6 TLP-12A-1E CP/10.8 101.8 50 64 42-37-50.0 88-55-24.0 TLP-16A-1E CP/12.0 101.4 50 78 33-09-03.3 87-29-59.3 TLP-16A-1E CP/12.0 106.4 50 The three Atlanta sites BEA 40) employ ERI horizontally polarized Channel 56 antennas while all other sites employ Dielectric circularly polarized RHCP) antennas. For modeling, the National Elevation Dataset NED) 30m terrain database was used. At the receiver, a minimum sensitivity of -96 dbm and an antenna height of 9 meters were assumed. The receiver sensitivity was verified both on the bench and in the field using an OEM receiver. The receive antenna was a RHCP antenna with a gain of 12 dbic for all but the Atlanta sites where a horizontal polarization antenna with gain of 12 dbi was used. The Appendix B coverage maps present receiver signal levels with the above antennas at 9 meters height. MANIFEST WIRELESS L.L.C. 700 MHZ E BLOCK 2
3.0 Coverage Results Coverage results are summarized in Table 2 with more detailed results in Appendix A. Table 2 - Coverage Results BEA s marked with * were modified to remove large water areas) BEA Name Covered Area % of BEA) Map Reference 11 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle 8.6% Map 2 13 Washington-Baltimore* 32.9% Map 2 15 Richmond-Petersburg 6.3% Map 3 17 Roanoke 7.7% Map 3 18 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 58.9% Map 3 19 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 74.8% Map 3 21 Greenville* 4.5% Map 3 22 Fayetteville 16.6% Map 3 23 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 65.8% Map 3 24 Columbia 1.7% Map 3 41 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson 25.4% Maps 3, 5 46 Hickory-Morganton 22.6% Map 3 28 Savannah* 4.5% Map 4 29 Jacksonville* 55.0% Map 4 30 Orlando* 7.1% Map 4 37 Albany 0.3% Map 4 27 Augusta-Aiken 13.2% Map 5 38 Macon 23.6% Map 5 39 Columbus 5.9% Map 5 40 Atlanta 60.1% Map 5 42 Asheville 1.8% Map 5 43 Chattanooga 0.3% Map 5 74 Huntsville 0.1% Map 5 9 State College 6.7% Map 6 52 Wheeling 9.6% Map 6 53 Pittsburgh 47.8% Map 6 54 Erie* 8.3% Map 6 55 Cleveland-Akron* 47.5% Maps 6, 7 56 Toledo* 40.1% Map 7 57 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint* 46.1% Map 7 62 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland* 2.8% Maps 7, 8 59 Green Bay* 1.0% Map 8 60 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah 56.0% Map 8 63 Milwaukee-Racine* 97.3% Map 8 64 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha* 31.1% Map 8 102 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 0.9% Map 8 104 Madison 24.7% Map 8 108 Wausau 0.1% Map 8 75 Tupelo 18.5% Map 9 77 Jackson 7.8% Map 9 78 Birmingham 40.3% Map 9 79 Montgomery 16.3% Map 9 80 Mobile 0.6% Map 9 MANIFEST WIRELESS L.L.C. 700 MHZ E BLOCK 3
Note that the official BEA boundaries may include significant area over water. This is especially true in the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay. To avoid misleading results, water areas for BEAs marked with an asterisk *) in Table 2 were removed before calculating the area covered. Figure 1 below is a graphical summary of the coverage in all 43 BEAs. Note from Table 2 and Figure 1 that 12 BEAs show greater than 35% coverage. Figure 1 - Coverage Summary Appendix A contains nine coverage maps showing more detailed coverage in specific BEAs. Please consult Table 2 above to identify the map corresponding to the BEA of interest. 4.0 References [1] OET Bulletin No. 69, Longley-Rice Methodology for Evaluation TV Coverage and Interference, Feb 06, 2004. [2] A/153: ATSC Mobile DTV Standard, Parts 1-9, June 2011. MANIFEST WIRELESS L.L.C. 700 MHZ E BLOCK 4
Appendix A - Coverage Results
BEA 700 MHz Coverage Area Statistics BEA Name BEA # Tower Sites) Records Coverage Area sq. mi.) BEA Area sq. mi.) Coverage Area % of BEA Area) Map Reference Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle 11 WAS-014 105945 331.3 3,852.4 8.6% Map 2 Washington-Baltimore* 13 WAS-014 PIT-006 2189814 6,847.5 20,787.8 32.9% Map 2 Richmond-Petersburg 15 RAL-002 241188 754.2 11,906.5 6.3% Map 3 Roanoke 17 RAL-002 207523 648.9 8,449.3 7.7% Map 3 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 18 RAL-002 CLT-007 1846595 5,774.3 9,811.1 58.9% Map 3 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 19 RAL-002 CLT-007 2324962 7,270.2 9,723.5 74.8% Map 3 Greenville* 21 RAL-002 123999 387.7 8,593.8 4.5% Map 3 Fayetteville 22 RAL-002 CLT-007 170591 533.4 3,209.6 16.6% Map 3 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 23 CLT-007 1778194 5,560.4 8,446.3 65.8% Map 3 Columbia 24 CLT-007 39111 122.3 7,398.3 1.7% Map 3 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson 41 CLT-007 Athens 551661 1,725.0 6,800.6 25.4% Maps 3, 5 Hickory-Morganton 46 CLT-007 284657 890.1 3,936.9 22.6% Map 3 Savannah* 28 JKV-006 101938 318.8 7,007.9 4.5% Map 4 Jacksonville* 29 JKV-006 2882356 9,013.1 16,374.0 55.0% Map 4 Orlando* 30 JKV-006 300308 939.1 13,199.9 7.1% Map 4 Albany 37 JKV-006 6707 21.0 7,455.3 0.3% Map 4 Augusta-Aiken 27 Athens 284220 888.8 6,734.3 13.2% Map 5 Macon 38 Athens Conyers Fayetteville 920363 2,878.0 12,217.2 23.6% Map 5 Columbus 39 Fayetteville BHM-002 111481 348.6 5,900.8 5.9% Map 5 Atlanta 40 Conyers Fayetteville Athens 4272226 13,359.3 22,231.4 60.1% Map 5 Asheville 42 Athens 19803 61.9 3,456.8 1.8% Map 5 Fayetteville Chattanooga 43 4008 12.5 4,956.5 0.3% Map 5 Huntsville 74 Conyers Fayetteville 3809 11.9 8,373.9 0.1% Map 5 State College 9 PIT-006 188065 588.1 8,776.1 6.7% Map 6 Wheeling 52 PIT-006 80972 253.2 2,633.4 9.6% Map 6 Pittsburgh 53 PIT-006 1596023 4,990.8 10,447.1 47.8% Map 6 Erie* 54 PIT-006 CLE-006 118499 370.5 4,460.8 8.3% Map 6 Cleveland-Akron* 55 CLE-006 PIT-006 AAR-001 1662528 5,198.7 10,940.0 47.5% Maps 6, 7 Toledo* 56 CLE-006 AAR-001 1006705 3,148.0 7,857.9 40.1% Map 7 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint* 57 AAR-001 CLE-006 2807214 8,778.2 19,052.7 46.1% Map 7 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland* 62 AAR-001 MKE-004 82463 257.9 9,054.5 2.8% Maps 7, 8 Green Bay* 59 MKE-004 62795 196.4 19,271.5 1.0% Map 8 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah 60 MKE-004 541319 1,692.7 3,022.8 56.0% Map 8 Milwaukee-Racine* 63 MKE-004 CHI-026 1910604 5,974.5 6,140.6 97.3% Map 8 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha* 64 CHI-026 MKE-004 1841390 5,758.0 18,533.7 31.1% Map 8 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 102 CHI-026 14453 45.2 5,169.7 0.9% Map 8 Madison 104 MKE-004 CHI-026 1035299 3,237.4 13,114.2 24.7% Map 8 Wausau 108 MKE-004 4825 15.1 16,120.7 0.1% Map 8 Tupelo 75 BHM-002 741543 2,318.8 12,557.4 18.5% Map 9 Jackson 77 BHM-002 721763 2,257.0 28,821.3 7.8% Map 9 Birmingham 78 BHM-002 Fayetteville 1484271 4,641.3 11,509.6 40.3% Map 9 Montgomery 79 BHM-002 374734 1,171.8 7,189.8 16.3% Map 9 Mobile 80 BHM-002 17264 54.0 9,759.4 0.6% Map 9 * Coastal water area Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean) removed from area calculation
Appendix B - Coverage Maps
58 4 108 59 107 61 5 3 60 6 105 106 MKE-004 116 7 63 104 62 57 8 CHI-026 AAR-001 10 117 CLE-006 54 100 103 102 64 65 55 9 56 66 PIT-006 11 12 118 53 101 52 WAS-014 50 119 51 13 13 97 67 68 14 49 48 16 123 99 98 70 15 69 96 17 20 47 122 94 RAL-002 93 45 18 72 19 71 44 46 CLT-007 21 124 92 95 42 23 22 43 73 41 91 25 74 Athens 125 90 24 40 Conyers 75 27 26 76 78 BHM-002 Fayetteville 127 88 89 77 131 86 84 87 0 45 90 180 Miles 8 5 83 BEA 700 MHz Coverage Summary 82 80 79 36 39 81 35 37 38 28 JKV-006 29 700MHz Tower BEA Coverage > 35% BEA Coverage 15% - 35% 176 30 BEA Coverage < 15% June 25, 2013 Map 1 of 9
WAS-014 and PIT-006 700 MHz Coverage PIT-006 Harrisburg 9 11 53 12 13 WAS-014 Baltimore Washington District Heights Annapolis 13 Dover 16 0 5 10 20 Miles 17 17 15 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -96 - -86 14-85.9 - -76-75.9 - -66 > -66 Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 2 of 9
CLT-007 and RAL-002 700 MHz Coverage 47 17 15 45 20 46 Greensboro RAL-002 Durham 18 19 Raleigh 42 CLT-007 Charlotte 23 700MHz 21 Tower Received Power dbm) 41-96 - -86 22-85.9 - -76-75.9 - -66 > -66 Interstate Highway 0 5 10 20 Miles 24 25 County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 3 of 9
JKV-006 700 MHz Coverage 38 28 37 35 29 JKV-006 Jacksonville 176 0 5 10 20 Miles 30 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -96 - -86-85.9 - -76-75.9 - -66 > -66 Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 4 of 9
Conyers, Fayetteville and Athens 700 MHz Coverage 71 42 43 23 74 41 Athens 24 40 AtlantaConyers 78 Fayetteville 27 79 39 Montgomery 0 5 10 20 Miles 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -96 - -86-85.9 - -76 38-75.9 - -66 > -66 28 Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 5 of 9
CLE-006 and PIT-006 700 MHz Coverage 57 Lake Erie 8 7 CLE-00 6 Cleveland 54 10 56 Akron 55 9 Pittsburgh 11 53 PIT-006 Columbus 52 700MHz Tower 51 Received Power dbm) -96 - -86-85.9 - -76 13-75.9 - -66 > -66 0 5 10 20 Miles 49 48 16 Interstate Highway County Lines BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 6 of 9
AAR-001 and CLE-006 700 MHz Coverage 61 62 Lansing 57 London AAR-001 Detroit Lake Erie Toledo 64 65 0 10 67 20 40 Miles 66 Fort Wayne 56 50 51 CLE-006 Clev 55 eland -96 - -86 A kron -85.9 - -76 > -66 53 Interstate Highway BEA Boundaries 52 54 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -75.9 - -66 County Lines June 25, 2013 Map 7 of 9
CHI-026 and MKE-004 700 MHz Coverage 107 108 59 60 61 105 57 106 MKE-004 63 104 Madison Milwaukee 62 Lake Michigan CHI-026 103 0 5 10 20 Miles 102 64 Chicago Ü 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -96 - -86-85.9 - -76-75.9 - -66 > -66 65 Interstate Highway County Lines 66 BEA Boundaries June 25, 2013 Map 8 of 9
BHM-002 700 MHz Coverage 73 74 75 78 Birmingham 40 BHM-002 39 0 5 10 20 Miles 77 Ü 700MHz Tower Received Power dbm) -96 - -86 M ontgomery 79-85.9 - -76-75.9 - -66 > -66 Interstate Highway 80 County Lines BEA Boundaries 36 June 25, 2013 Map 9 of 9