Why doesn't Lake Cedar Group's directional antennas result in lower
RF levels for most people?

Several factors combine that would cause RF increases in most neighborhoods surrounding the
proposed Supertower:

Below is a typical Lake Cedar Group “directional” antenna pattern. The field strength is proportional to the
distance from the center out to the red line in any given direction.

Note that the field strength to the
south and north is even higher
than that to the east, where the
majority of the station’s viewers
are located.

The only area of significantly
reduced radiation is to the west.

When this pattern is placed on a map of the area, one can see that the area in the direction of reduced
radiation has few roads and few homes.

Jefferson County’s independent RF expert agreed that many more people would experience RF increases
than would experience decreases from Lake Cedar Group’s proposal. (Hearing record 1879-1908).

The antenna heights on the proposed Supertower are low with respect to surrounding residences.

In an effort to reduce the tower’s profile above the mountain ridge line, Lake Cedar Group’s proposed tower was 100 feet shorter than the tallest existing tower. The proposal also located the base of the tower further downhill; about 200 feet lower than the base of the tallest existing tower. The net result is that the top of the proposed tower is about 300 feet lower than the top of the tallest existing tower. The existing Lake Cedar Group antennas are located on the tops of the individual towers. In the new proposal, the antennas are stacked along the length of the tower, further lowering the radiating sources.

Below is a terrain profile showing how the antenna beams, which are angled slightly downward, point directly at residences in nearby neighborhoods to the south.