SAMPLE RF PATH SURVEY REPORT

for

Water Pollution Control Authority*

*NOTE: This is a sample of a typical report, with the specific map and locations n t h w , s e c s merequest. We are illustrating data from only a o so n a p r ut r o s selection of pump stations as a representative sample. Recommendations are specific to each site and project.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary and Recommendations ................................................................................. 3 System Architecture......................................................................................................... 4 Location 1 : Wastewater Treatment Facility................................................................ 5 Location 2 : Pump Station 1 ............................................................................................ 7 Location 3 : Pump Station 2 ............................................................................................ 9 Material Costs Estimates............................................................................................... 11

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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

An RF Survey was performed in the VHF 153 MHz band. Due to the hilly nature of the terrain, it was felt that VHF was the best choice for reliable communications using a direct path from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to each site. Most direct links resulted in successful and reliable communications - received signal strength (RSSI) numbers between -60 dBm and -80 dBm. Anything over -96 dBm will not result in reliable communications. Sites difficult to reach were: Pump Station 12: Marginal communication strength at -83 dBm with a direct link from the WWTP. A reliable path can be reached by using Pump Station 11 as a repeater. Increasing the transmit power to 5W would only help by 4 dBm, resulting in RSSI of -79 to -80 dBm. Pump Station 13: Marginal communication strength in the -88 to -92 dBm range. No adequate direct path exists except from Stone St (acting as a repeater). The best link would be from a repeater situated on Rt. 122 as indicated by the dashed line, hopefully on a municipal structure. Pump Station 4: Better communication strength, but not as strong as desired, in the -78 to -79 dBm range. Strength could benefit from a repeater on Rt. 122, relaying data to Pump Stations 3 and 4. All other sites have reliable communication to the WWTF. As shown below, the polling master radio is located at the Main Plant. All communication is direct from this polling master to the pump stations, except for the RTU at Pump Station 11 which is storing and forwarding the messages for Pump Station 12. For details on antenna mounting, radio power levels and cable length, please see the individual station recommendations.

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SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Generic System Overview

There was reliable communications capability at the VHF licensed frequency band of 153 through 174 MHz. All signal strengths were well above the minimum 20 dBm fade margins, resulting in better than 99% communications reliability. Highly reliable systems (99.9% reliability) have fade margins of 30 dBm or more, meaning that the RSSI or received signal strength, must be 30 dB higher than rd rc i r e sit Iterc i r e sit i-103 dB, then signals have a is e e e s n i i.fh e e e s n i i s o v t y v v t y v to be stronger than -83 dBm (for 20 dBm fade margin) or preferably -73 dBm. If the sensitivity is -116 dBm, then acceptable received signal strength is -96 dBm or better yet, -86 dBm. Antenna heights were kept as low as possible. There are four locations where the antenna is at a height of 30 ft the Main Plant, Pump Stations 7, 8, and 14. The antenna height at the Main Plant may be as high as 50 ft. in order to assure maximum signals should there be new structures added in the line of sight. All other station antennas are at a height of 20 ft. above the ground. For each pump station, both a topographic diagram and on-site radio results are shown. The topographic computer model represents land mass only -- not buildings or foliage in the line of sight. The on-site survey was conducted with actual radios and antennas. The results of the RF survey are indicated in a table showing the radio parameters for both the remote and master radios.
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LOCATION 1 : WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY

SITE SUMMARY
Latitude - DATUM WGS84 Longitude Dist from MSTR. (miles) Ground Elevation (ft.) Antenna Height (ft.) above ground Ant. Bearing (Magnetic North), Clockwise Antenna Gain (dBm) Cable Length - estimated to Control Panel Cable Loss (lw ls 05 a l) at 0.828 db/100 o o s .c be Filter Loss RSSI (dBm) - Received Signal Strength Transmitter Power (dBm) Transmitter Power (W) Equivalent Radiated Power at antenna - ERP - Watts Frequency N xx y y o W zz n n -26 50 omni 3 dB 200 ft. 1.65 dB 0.1 dB See individual stations 36 5W 9W 153.00 MHz
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Specifications: Radio: DataRadio Integra VHF, 6.25KHz bandwidth, 5 W. Antenna: Maxrad omni VHF, MFB-1503 Cable: RFS 1/2"Low Loss cable,LCF12-50J; 0.828 db/100 ft Connectors: N male, compression fit for 1/2" cable Surge Suppression: Polyphaser IS-B50LN-C2

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WWTF Antenna Location

WWTF Master Antenna location:

Max height: antenna tip - 50 ft above ground; 23 ft above roof Clamp the Omni antenna t a2 ma ta a s tee v tr h fa o s g i th l ao s at s , n e shown in the above picture. The bottom of the Omni antenna should be 13 ft above the roof. The tip of the antenna should be at 22-23 ft above the roof Ground the antenna to an earth ground connection as specified by the engineer U e ea c b a s p ld s H lx a l s u pe i e i

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LOCATION 2 : PUMP STATION 1

LINE OF SIGHT PROFILE WWTF TO PUMP STATION 1 Test data displaying Received Signal Strength, RSSI: Antenna height is 20 ft.
ID Temp Batt RSSI Fwd Rev RemRSSI Quality Time Date

235 243 235 243

+30 +44 +32 +44 -

12.4 13.4 12.4 13.4 -

-64 -65 -65 -64 -

2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 -

Good Good Good Good

-64 -65 -65 -65 -

100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %

11:45:00 11:45:00 11:45:01 11:45:01

09/05/2002 09/05/2002 09/05/2002 09/05/2002

Acceptable ranges for the above parameters (Dataradio Integra VHF radio):
ID: Temp A: Batt A: RSSI: 235 is the Master, 243 is the Remote radio ID Temperature detected by the radio : -30C to +60C Battery voltage supplying the radio: 10-16 VDC Received Signal Strength Indication at the Master: -60 dBm to 96dBm or 20 dBm above minimum noise threshold of the VHF band : 116dBm +20 dBm= -96 dBm for the Integra with 6.25kHz bandwidth. Forward power in Watts, sent by the radio: 2 or 5 W. Reverse power from the antenna, indicates a bad connection if >0.2W RSSI at the remote radio % errors received in the last 15 transmissions timestamp of the received data.
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Fwd A: Rev: Rem RSSI: Quality: Time/Date:

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PUMP STATION 1 SITE SUMMARY

Latitude - DATUM WGS84 Longitude Dist from MSTR. (miles) Ground Elevation (ft.) Antenna Height (ft.) Ant. Bearing (Magnetic North), Clockwise Antenna Gain (dBm) Cable Length - estimated to Control Panel Cable Loss (low loss 0.5" cable) Filter Loss RSSI (dBm) - Received Signal Strength Transmitter Power (dBm) Transmitter Power (W) Equivalent Radiated Power at antenna - ERP - Watts Frequency N xx y y y o W zz n n n 1.87 20 20 ft. 230 9 30 0.33 dBm 0.1 dBm -68 to -70 dBm 33 dBm 2W 6.4w 153 MHz
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Specifications: Fade Margin: Strong at 33 dBm. Minimum recommended is 20 dBm. Antenna: YAGI 9.2 dB tuned to frequency.

Antenna Location:

Mount on 2" mast, affixed to side of building. Use RG-8 cable length of 25 ft to RTU. Mast is to be connected to ground rod.

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LOCATION 3 : PUMP STATION 2

LINE OF SIGHT PROFILE WWTF TO PUMP STATION 2 Test data displaying Received Signal Strength, RSSI: Antenna height is 20 ft.
ID Temp Batt RSSI Fwd Rev RemRSSI Quality Time Date

235 243 235 243

+34 +48 +34 +48 -

12.4 13.4 12.4 13.4 -

-74 -74 -74 -74 -

1.8 2.1 1.8 2.1 -

Good Good Good Good

-73 -73 -73 -73 -

100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %

15:22:00 15:22:00 15:22:01 15:22:01

09/05/2002 09/05/2002 09/05/2002 09/05/2002

Acceptable ranges for the above parameters (Dataradio Integra VHF radio):
ID: Temp A: Batt A: RSSI: 235 is the Master, 243 is the Remote radio ID Temperature detected by the radio : -30C to +60C Battery voltage supplying the radio: 10-16 VDC Received Signal Strength Indication at the Master: -60 dBm to 96dBm or 20 dBm above minimum noise threshold of the VHF band : 116dBm +20 dBm= -96 dBm for the Integra with 6.25kHz bandwidth. Forward power in Watts, sent by the radio: 2 or 5 W. Reverse power from the antenna, indicates a bad connection if >0.2W RSSI at the remote radio % errors received in the last 15 transmissions timestamp of the received data.
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Fwd A: Rev: Rem RSSI: Quality: Time/Date:

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PUMP STATION 2 SITE SUMMARY

Latitude - DATUM WGS84 Longitude Dist from MSTR. (miles) Ground Elevation (ft.) Antenna Height (ft.) Ant. Bearing (Magnetic North), Clockwise Antenna Gain (dBm) Cable Length - estimated to Control Panel Cable Low (low loss 0.5"cable) Filter Loss RSSI (dBm) - Received Signal Strength Transmitter Power (dBm) Transmitter Power (W) Equivalent Radiated Power at antenna - ERP - Watts Frequency N xx y y y o W zz n n n 2.75 40 30 205 9 dBm 35 ft. 0.33 dBm 0.1 dBm -73 dBm 33 dBm 2W 6.4W 153 mhZ
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Specifications: Fade Margin: Strong at 30 dBm. Minimum recommended is 20 dBm. Antenna: YAGI 9.2 dB tuned to frequency.

Antenna Location:

Mount antenna to stand-alone tower or new utility pole. Ground antenna to ground rod as specified

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MATERIAL COSTS ESTIMATES

Radios - $1250 each
DATARADIO Integra VHF, 6.25 kHz BW with -116 dBm noise threshold

Omni Antenna - $320 each

Cellwave RFS BA1312, 3dB or equivalent

YAGI Antenna - $75 each

Maxrad MYA 1505, 9.2 dB or equivalent

Connecting hardware - $200 per station Includes cable LMR 400, N connectors, Polyphaser, assembly. Mounting hardware, ss(, o es(0) Ma t 2 T w r 3 )
Estimates to be obtained locally

Installation costs are obtained from local electrical contractors or radio tower installers. Maintenance costs: Antennas and cabling, when properly installed with UV resistant tape and tie-wraps, and are supported by structures able to withstand 100 MPH winds, require minimal maintenance. Most radios have excellent reliability records. A spare radio is recommended. Some radios have a diagnostic port, where periodic online observation of communication degradation if any, can be observed. This should be done every two years by an integrator. FCC Licensing: We use the services of a professional FCC license coordinator, a firm that deals with the FCC on a regular basis, to search for available frequencies set aside for SCADA in your area. A system verification service from IAN Technology Solutions, LLC is available at time of commissioning. This is to validate the installation of the radio system as per the recommendations of this report.

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