Vol. 3, No. 16
Aug. 17, 2009 

Wireless Systems Engineering, Planning, Project Management, RF Compliance, Structural. Surveying and Site Security 
News from AGL Magazine
Carrier Falsifies 11 Tower Applications
Like something out of "News of the Weird," Union Telephone Company has apologized for building towers in Wyoming using falsified information on the permits. The company's owner is now "working fast as we can" to correct the permits, according to the Casper Star-Tribune.
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Maine Supreme Law Court Orders Tower Approval
It's been four long years since National Grid Communications proposed a cell tower on the wooded slopes below Bald Rock Mountain (left) in Maine. Last week Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled the planning board's visual criteria to be unreasonable and found in favor of tower proposal.
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Radiowaves

Radio Waves offers a diverse range of reliable and innovative microwave antennas from 1.3 GHz and up. Radio Waves is known globally for their rapid delivery and reliable microwave antenna designs. Radio Waves - The Leader in Microwave Antenna Innovation®.

New Laws, Low Prices Reduce Copper Theft
Local officials in California are noting a rapid decline in copper theft thus far in 2009, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Gaining some of the credit for the drop in crime is a plethora of statutes regulating scrap dealers signed into law in California on Dec. 1, 2008. MORE
Clearwire Launches in Atlanta, Las Vegas,
Plans Dramatic Increase in Cell Sites
Clearwire launched its Clear 4G service in the Atlanta and Las Vegas markets in the second quarter, according to company officials. The 4G coverage was added to a 1,800-square-mile area with a population of 5 million. MORE

Towerco

Wireless coverage. You're finding ways to bring dead-zones to life. To fill in gaps. To expand. To grow. 24/7, you're analyzing data, studying coverage challenges based on the latest information you can get your hands on. Your work day isn't exactly 9 to 5. How do you keep up? Or even get ahead? Let TowerCo help.
CommScope's 2Q U.S. Sales Pick Up From 1Q
While its 2Q sales were down year over year, CommScope was heartened with its U.S. second quarter sales that rose 16.6 percent over 1Q to $419.3 million. MORE

Town Sees Dollar Signs, Revises Zoning Codes
It's funny. Sometimes, money speaks louder than zoning codes. According to the Suffolk Times, an offer to site towers in exchange for $100,000 a pop has a municipality backpedaling from zoning laws it passed only early this year. MORE

Contact Waterford Consultants for value-priced, unsurpassed, professionally engineered compliance services. Knowing whether a site requires actions to comply with the FCC rules for protecting AM broadcast station patterns is an important factor in planning your wireless buildout. Register and receive FREE screenings for all your sites.  
Study Shows Improvement in Tower Safety
A study shows a decline of 40 percent in year-over-year accident incidence rates for participants in National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE)/Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Partnership Program. The study also looked at the enhanced safety initiatives, including: developing and actively engaging in industry-specific training and voluntary tower-site audits. MORE
Products
Fiber-optic Connectors
Corning Cable Systems' Evolant Solutions enable service providers to easily expand and upgrade wireless networks. Corning's OptiTap single-fiber and OptiTip multi-fiber connectors enable typical installation times of less than one minute and are able to withstand extreme temperatures, vibration, dust penetration and prolonged water submersion. www.corning.com
Mid-power Fiber-optic RF Repeater System ClearFill Space2 from RFS is a multi-band, multi-operator, RF-over-fiber distribution system for wireless indoor coverage solutions focusing on large in-building applications and especially serving the public transportation sector (metro, rail and road tunnels). ClearFill Space2 uses a modular, head-station that is custom-configured to suit a specific network topology.  www.rfsworld.com
Adaptive Repeater
Andrew Solutions' MRx18 miniRepeater extends coverage in venues with areas as large as 25,000 square feet. Feeding indoor CellMax antennas, the MRx18 adaptively learns its environment, monitors and adapts to the RF environment to prevent interference. The MRx18 is an in-building coverage solution with on-board setup, commissioning, testing and monitoring facilities. www.commscope.com  
Hutton
Protect your investment with Andrew Solutions new In-Building and Rooftop cable solutions. Today, the new, ever-changing, and increasing demand for high-speed data along with traditional voice is driving higher performance out of your in-building networks. Visit www.huttononline.com for this product line and more from Hutton Communications! Get YOURS.
Calendar
August
Aug. 16-20
Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nev.
Tennessee Wireless Association
Jon Hastings Memorial Golf Outing
Benefiting the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation
Aug. 17
Old Natchez Country Club
115 Gardengate Drive
Franklin, TN 37069
Fourth Annual Golf Tournament
Benefiting Foundation Fighting Blindness
Aug.18
Deer Creek Golf Club
7000 W. 133rd St.
Overland Park, KS 66209
 
Golf Tourney Happy Hour
Aug. 17
Wil Jenny's
6700 W 135th Street
Overland Park, KS 66223
3rd quarter meeting
Aug. 19
3rd Annual Charity Golf Outing
Benefiting Kosair Charities
Aug. 20
Heritage Hill Golf Club
1050 Valley View Drive
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
September
 
Northwest Wireless Association 
Second Annual Golf Outing and Fundraiser
Sept. 10
Willows Run Golf Course
10402 Willows Road NE
Redmond, WA  98052
PWA Golf Tournament
Sept. 10
Deer Valley Golf Club
101 Stoudt Road
Hummelstown, PA 17036
New England Wireless Association
2009 NEWA Golf Outing
Sept. 14
Bear Hill Golf Club
2 North St.
Stoneham, MA  02180-1000
Golf Outing 2009 
Indian Creek
3825 N 202nd St.
Omaha, NE 68022-1203
Louisiana/Mississippi Wireless Association
2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Sept. 16
Patrick Farms Country Club
300 Clubhouse Drive
Jackson, Miss.
MD/DC Wireless Association
Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Sept. 17
Cattail Creek Country Club
3600 Cattail Creek Drive
Glenwood, MD 21738-9648
The Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tenn.
October
 
4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation/Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Oct. 8
Hawks Landing Golf Club
8701 World Center Drive
Orlando, FL
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