What is the coverage of the Cumberland County radio system?
The 800 MHz radio system has a coverage of 95% probability design for 12 db attenuation (building loss) in Cumberland County. This is the standard used to design public safety radio systems. To the average user – this equates to in-building portable coverage in average residential structures. To achieve this probability a number of new radio sites were established during the infrastructure build out phase. The legacy radio system uses four radio sites – one on the northwest side of the county, one on the northeast side of the county, one on the south central side of the county, and one in the center of the county. A total of seventeen radio sites are now used to provide coverage in the 800 MHz radio system.
