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EME_Report_IspaceshipNCAP188579.11.30.2020signedCompliance Statement Based on information provided by Verizon Wireless, field measurements and predictive modeling, the Ispaceship - B installation proposed by Verizon is compliant with Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure Limits of 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1307(b)(3) and 1.1310. On-site measurements collected by Waterford Consultants personnel on November 18, 2020 were found to be below 125% of the FCC General Population Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits which is supportive of the worst-case predictive analysis. Along with documented mitigation delineating areas that are predicted to exceed the FCC MPE limits with paint and RF Alerting signage and restricting access to these areas being in place, this location will not expose members of the General Pubilc to hazardous levels of RF energy at ground level or in adjacent buildings. Restricted areas should be limited to authorized personnel that have completed RF safety training. Certification I, David H. Kiser, am the reviewer and approver of this report and am fully aware of and familiar with the Rules and Regulations of both the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with regard to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation, specifically in accordance with FCC’s OET Bulletin 65. I have reviewed this Radio Frequency Exposure Assessment report and believe it to be both true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. General Summary The compliance framework is derived from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations for preventing human exposure in excess of the applicable Maximum Permissible Exposure (“MPE”) limits. At any location at this site, the power density resulting from each transmitter may be expressed as a percentage of the frequency-specific limits and added to determine if 100% of the exposure limit has been exceeded. The FCC Rules define two tiers of permissible exposure differentiated by the situation in which the exposure takes place and/or the status of the individuals who are subject to exposure. General Population / Uncontrolled exposure limits apply to those situations in which persons may not be aware of the presence of electromagnetic energy, where exposure is not employment-related, or where persons cannot exercise control over their exposure. Occupational / Controlled exposure limits apply to situations in which persons are exposed as a consequence of their employment, have been made fully aware of the potential for exposure, and can exercise control over their exposure. Based on the criteria for these classifications, the FCC General Population limit is considered to be a level that is safe for continuous exposure time. The FCC General Population limit is 5 times more restrictive than the Occupational limits. Radio Frequency Emissions Compliance Report For Verizon Wireless Site Name: Ispaceship - B Site Structure Type: Rooftop Address: 1 Apple Parkway Latitude: 37.33491666 Cupertino, CA 95014 Longitude: -122.0089306 Report Date: November 30, 2020 Project: Modification Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 2 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com Table 1: FCC Limits Frequency (MHz) Limits for General Population/ Uncontrolled Exposure Limits for Occupational/ Controlled Exposure Power Density (mW/cm2) Averaging Time (minutes) Power Density (mW/cm2) Averaging Time (minutes) 30-300 0.2 30 1 6 300-1500 f/1500 30 f/300 6 1500-100,000 1.0 30 5.0 6 f=Frequency (MHz) In situations where the predicted MPE exceeds the General Population threshold in an accessible area as a result of emissions from multiple transmitters, FCC licensees that contribute greater than 5% of the aggregate MPE share responsibility for mitigation. Based on the computational guidelines set forth in FCC OET Bulletin 65, Waterford Consultants, LLC has developed software to predict the overall Maximum Permissible Exposure possible at any location given the spatial orientation and operating parameters of multiple RF sources. The power density in the Far Field of an RF source is specified by OET-65 Equation 5 as follows: != !"#$ %⋅'⋅#! (mW/cm() where EIRP is the Effective Radiated Power relative to an isotropic antenna and R is the distance between the antenna and point of study. Additionally, consideration is given to the manufacturers’ horizontal and vertical antenna patterns as well as radiation reflection. At any location, the predicted power density in the Far Field is the spatial average of points within a 0 to 6-foot vertical profile that a person would occupy. Near field power density is based on OET-65 Equation 20 stated as !=*180 .)* /⋅100 ⋅1+, 2 ⋅3 ⋅ℎ (mW/cm() where Pin is the power input to the antenna, qBW is the horizontal pattern beamwidth and h is the aperture length. Some antennas employ beamforming technology where RF energy allocated to each customer device is dynamically directed toward their location. In the analysis presented herein, predicted exposure levels are based on all beams at full utilization (i.e. full power) simultaneously focused in any direction. As this condition is unlikely to occur, the actual power density levels at ground and at adjacent structures are expected to be less that the levels reported below. These theoretical results represent worst-case predictions as all RF emitters are assumed to be operating at 100% duty cycle. For any area in excess of 100% General Population MPE, access controls with appropriate RF alerting signage must be put in place and maintained to restrict access to authorized personnel. Signage must be posted to be visible upon approach from any direction to provide notification of potential conditions within these areas. Subject to other site security requirements, occupational personnel should be trained in RF safety and equipped with personal protective equipment (e.g. RF personal monitor) designed for safe work in the vicinity of RF emitters. Controls such as physical barriers to entry imposed by locked doors, hatches and ladders or other access control mechanisms may be supplemented by alarms that alert the individual and notify site Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 3 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com management of a breach in access control. Waterford Consultants, LLC recommends that any work activity in these designated areas or in front of any transmitting antennas be coordinated with all wireless tenants. Analysis Verizon Wireless has installed the following at this location: • The wireless telecommunication facility is located on a building rooftop. The antennas are mounted behind the screen walls above the main roof level and connected to the equipment via coaxial cable. Antenna operating parameters are listed in Appendix A. Measurement results from the site survey are listed in Appendix B. Other appurtenances such as GPS antennas, RRUs and hybrid cable below the antennas are not sources of RF emissions. No other antennas are known to be operating in the vicinity of this site. The antennas will be mounted on a 54-foot Rooftop with centerlines 60 feet above ground level. Antenna operating parameters are listed in Appendix A. Other appurtenances such as GPS antennas, RRUs and hybrid cable below the antennas are not sources of RF emissions. No other antennas are known to be operating in the vicinity of this site. Figure 1: Antenna Locations Power density decreases significantly with distance from any antenna. The panel-type antennas to be employed at this site are highly directional by design and the orientation in azimuth and mounting elevation, Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 4 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com as documented, serves to reduce the potential to exceed MPE limits at any location other than directly in front of the antennas. For accessible areas at ground level, the maximum predicted power density level resulting from all Verizon operations is 5.3255% of the FCC General Population limits. Incident at adjacent buildings depicted in Figure 1, the maximum predicted power density level resulting from all Verizon operations is 1.0915% of the FCC General Population limits. The proposed operation will not expose members of the General Public to hazardous levels of RF energy at ground level or in adjacent buildings. For accessible areas at the roof level of 1 Apple Parkway, the maximum predicted power density level resulting from all Verizon operations is 108.718% of the FCC Occupational limits (543.59% of the FCC General Population limits). As shown in Appendix B, measurements collected at accessible and restricted areas were found to be below 24.08% of the Occupational limits (120.2% of the General Population limits). Waterford Consultants, LLC recommended contact information and RF Guidelines signage that informs personnel entering the site of basic precautions to be followed when working around antennas is posted at the access areas to the antennas. For areas on the roof near the antennas that are predicted to exceed the General Population limits, indicative markers and RF alerting signs (Caution) have been posted that are visible upon approach to provide notification of potential conditions at these areas. These mitigation measures are depicted in Figure 2. Any work activity in front of transmitting antennas should be coordinated with Verizon Wireless. Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 5 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com Figure 2: Mitigation Measures Final Compliant Configuration GUIDELINES NOTICE CAUTION WARNING NOC INFO BARRIER/MARKER Access Point(s) ☒ [4] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ [4] ☐ N/A Alpha ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ [5] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ 24’ Beta ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ [5] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ 24’ Gamma ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ [5] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ 24’ Delta ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ [5] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ 24’ Epsilon ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ [3] ☐ [#] ☐ [#] ☒ 24’ Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 6 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com Appendix A: Operating Parameters Considered in this Analysis Antenna #: Carrier: Manufacturer Pattern: Band: Mech Az (deg): Mech DT (deg): H BW (deg): Length (ft): TPO (W): Channels: Loss (dB): Gain (dBd): ERP (W): EIRP (W): Rad Center (ft): 1 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 53 2 40 4 0 12.85 3084 5060 60 2 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 3 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 3 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 3 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 4 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 4 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 30 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 5 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 53 2 40 4 0 12.85 3084 5060 60 6 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 7 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 7 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 7 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 8 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 8 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 120 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 9 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 53 2 40 4 0 12.85 3084 5060 60 10 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 11 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 11 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 11 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 12 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 12 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 210 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 13 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 53 2 40 4 0 12.85 3084 5060 60 14 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 15 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 15 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 15 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 7 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com Antenna #: Carrier: Manufacturer Pattern: Band: Mech Az (deg): Mech DT (deg): H BW (deg): Length (ft): TPO (W): Channels: Loss (dB): Gain (dBd): ERP (W): EIRP (W): Rad Center (ft): 16 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 16 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 300 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 17 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 280 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 17 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 280 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 17 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 280 2 47 2 40 4 0 13.55 3623 5945 60 18 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 280 2 63 2 40 2 0 8.55 573 940 60 18 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 280 2 58 2 40 2 0 9.35 689 1130 60 18 Verizon JMA Panel < 6 GHz Licensed 280 2 53 2 40 4 0 12.85 3084 5060 60 Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 8 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com Appendix B: Post Activation On-Site Measurements Summary Survey Date: 11/18/20 Ispaceship NCA-P-000145 Modification 11.30.2020 Page 9 7430 New Technology Way, Suite 150 Frederick, Maryland 21703 (703) 596-1022 Phone www.waterfordconsultants.com Measurement Readings are Spatial Average and Maximum as MPE % of FCC Occupational Limit Loc# Site Reading Loc# Site Reading Avg Avg 1 0.5593% 2 1.4970% 3 1.0840% 4 24.0800% 5 4.0080% 6 4.0700% 7 1.0770% 8 1.1570% 9 4.6140% 10 1.9450% 11 3.0820% 12 2.8030% 13 3.9090% 14 13.4800% 15 18.3100% 16 5.9620% 17 5.1120% 18 1.3010% 19 2.2650% 20 1.6590% 21 5.2450% 22 10.1300% 23 10.6300% 24 3.3830% 25 3.1680% 26 1.8060% 27 1.4670% 28 1.0010% 29 6.7120% 30 5.2140% 31 16.9300% 32 3.4560% 33 2.2520% 34 1.3170% 35 2.9950% 36 14.8900% 37 7.5430%