Therefore, the proposed facility is in compliance with Section 1.1301 et seq and no further <br />analysis of non-ionizing radiation at this site is required in this application. Furthermore, the <br />proposed AT&T facility is excluded from the requirement to perform a routine environmental <br />evaluation under §1.1307(b)(1) of the FCC's rules, as the proposed AT&T antennas will be <br />mounted on a tower at a height of more than 10 meters above ground level. <br />ANALYSIS OF MICROWAVE OPERATIONS <br />Microwave dish antennas are highly directional and project the majority of the transmitted RF <br />energy horizontally in a narrow beam towards a fixed receiving location, and well above all <br />nearby accessible areas. To avoid reflections and signal attenuation, microwave antennas are <br />pointed away from all portions of adjacent buildings and other nearby obstructions. <br />Because microwave dish antennas are orientated towards the horizon and away from habitable <br />structures, RF exposure conditions within nearby buildings and near ground level due to dish <br />antennas are well below the FCC public exposure limits. The contributions of tower-mounted <br />microwave facilities to the ground-level RF exposure environment are negligible and not worthy <br />of further consideration. <br />Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers <br />