Radio Maria is applying for one of the available AM frequencies, 531 kHz or 1143 kHz or

any alternative frequency in the AM band as decided by the IRTC and ODTR in the interest

of efficient spectrum management. (International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Radiocommunication Assembly recommendations ITU-R P.832-1 and ITU-R 368-7

Included in this section are transmission plans for both frequencies including details of the

studio-transmitter link and plans for studios and equipment.

(i) The location of the proposed transmitter site is the RTE Beaumont transmitter

station. This station is located at: Longitude: 06W14 Longitude: 53N23.

(ii) The site has an existing AM tower. Any technical difficulties encountered regarding

interference with any other broadcast or telephony services in the area will be

negotiated and overcome by our technical team.

(iii) The proposed transmitter site and characteristics are as in the IRTC Guide to

Submissions - Local Commercial AM Licence. October 2000.

(iv) Radio Maria will own and be the principle user of the antenna/mast.

(v) The coverage study calculations can be seen in Figure 1 on the next page.

(vi) Transmission/Link

Following is the proposal received from LBA Technology Inc. for manufacture and supply of

an 80 meter, 10kW Tunipole antenna.

This proposal responds to the request of Radio Maria for the manufacture and supply of a

10 kW Tunipole antenna system with tower included to operate on 531 kHz or 1143 kHz.

We believe that this proposal represents the most cost effective approach to required hard-ware

and performance based upon the information provided.

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Radio Maria is applying for one of the available AM frequencies, 531 kHz or 1143 kHz or

any alternative frequency in the AM band as decided by the IRTC and ODTR in the interest

of efficient spectrum management. (International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Radiocommunication Assembly recommendations ITU-R P.832-1 and ITU-R 368-7

Included in this section are transmission plans for both frequencies including details of the

studio-transmitter link and plans for studios and equipment.

(i) The location of the proposed transmitter site is the RTE Beaumont transmitter

station. This station is located at: Longitude: 06W14 Longitude: 53N23.

(ii) The site has an existing AM tower. Any technical difficulties encountered regarding

interference with any other broadcast or telephony services in the area will be

negotiated and overcome by our technical team.

(iii) The proposed transmitter site and characteristics are as in the IRTC Guide to

Submissions - Local Commercial AM Licence. October 2000.

(iv) Radio Maria will own and be the principle user of the antenna/mast.

(v) The coverage study calculations can be seen in Figure 1 on the next page.

(vi) Transmission/Link

Following is the proposal received from LBA Technology Inc. for manufacture and supply of

an 80 meter, 10kW Tunipole antenna.

This proposal responds to the request of Radio Maria for the manufacture and supply of a

10 kW Tunipole antenna system with tower included to operate on 531 kHz or 1143 kHz.

We believe that this proposal represents the most cost effective approach to required hard-ware

and performance based upon the information provided.

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LBA Technology, Inc. is a major manufacturer of RF antenna tuning units, folded unipole

antennas, and other related systems, in use at hundreds of facilities worldwide.

LBA Technology, Inc. manufacturing capabilities are supported by its affiliated consulting

engineering firm, Lawrence Behr Associates, Inc., which has specialized in broadcasting

systems for 35 years. During this period, Lawrence Behr Associates, Inc. has designed,

installed, and adjusted RF systems at hundreds of AM stations, directional and nondirectional.

Further information about LBA Group, Inc., its constituent companies and their

products/services may be found on the Internet at WWW.LBAGROUP.COM.

Due to the short tower, 80 mts, that this system is intended to operate LBA recommends

the use of a Tunipole Antenna System that will include in addition to the Tunipole antenna,

a Top Load Powertopper and a special Tuning Box with additional components to add electrical

length to the short tower and bring the efficiency of the system to about 80%.

Figures 2 & 3 (see following pages) show different views of Tunipole System installations.

This system is for 531 kHz with six foldwires to mount on an 80 meter tower.

Superheavy duty construction, field adjustable impedance, broadband frequency response.

Direct tower ground for positive lightning protection. Rated maximum power 10 kW,

125% modulated.

Combipole features hot-dip galvanized support beams, stainless steel hardware and fiber-glass

insulation. Uniform cable tension is maintained under varying weather conditions by

the unique LBA "Delta Tension Units" in every foldwire. Installation hardware is universal

for most popular towers, requiring only ordinary hand tools, with no welding or drilling.

This system has six 19 foot radials mounting on the upper support beams of the UP-611

Tunipole. Adds electrical length to electrically short towers for additional bandwidth and

better sound.

This custom made system is rated for 10,000 watts, 125% modulated. Designed to optimize

performance of 80 meter Tunipole when operating at 531 kHz. Matches to 50 ohm

coax. Tuning units are fabricated of high grade components to facilitate tuning and reliable

operation. Equipment is supplied in a weatherproof cabinet with RF thermocouple meter.

Hot dip galvanized guy wire tower based upon 100 mph effective uniform wind speed with

1 inch radial ice per ANSI/EIA-222F standard

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All necessary tower sections

All necessary guying materials

Base plate with pier and bearing plate

Step bolts for climbing

Cap/Beacon plate

Porcelain Johnny Ball insulators @ 70 ft. on center

FA!CM lighting kit with conduit and alarm

Base Insulator

Assembly Drawings

Safety climbing device with full body harness

Sufficient orange and white paint for one coat field application

Estimated weight :10,000 lbs

Tower is based on normal soil conditions per ANSI-EIA-222F,level ground and 80% guy

Note: Grounding by others.

Base reaction=60.2 kips

Anchor/Vertical reaction= 19kips

Anchor/Horizontal reaction=26.9 kips

Item #1 UP-611-200 Tunipole Model 611 Folded Unipole Antenna

This system is for 1143 kHz with six foldwires to mount on a 60 meter tower.

Superheavy duty construction, field adjustable impedance, broadband frequency response.

Direct tower ground for positive lightning protection. Rated maximum power 10 kW,

125% modulated.

Combipole features hot-dip galvanized support beams, stainless steel hardware and fiber-glass

insulation. Uniform cable tension is maintained under varying weather conditions by

the unique LBA "Delta Tension Units" in every foldwire. Installation hardware is universal for

most popular towers, requiring only ordinary hand tools, with no welding or drilling.

This system is rated for 10,000 watts, 125% modulated. Designed to optimize performance

of 60 meter Tunipole when operating at 1143 kHz. Matches to50 ohm coax. Tuning units

are fabricated of high grade components to facilitate tuning and reliable operation.

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Equipment is supplied in a weatherproof cabinet with RF thermocouple meter.

Hot dip galvanized guy wire tower based upon 100 mph effective uniform wind speed with 1

inch radial ice per ANSI/EIA-222F standard

All necessary tower sections

All necessary guying materials

Base plate with pier and bearing plate

Step bolts for climbing

Cap/Beacon plate

Porcelain Johnny Ball insulators @ 70 ft. on center

FA!CM lighting kit with conduit and alarm

Assembly Drawings

Safety climbing device with full body harness

Sufficient orange and white paint for one coat field application

Estimated weight :71,000 lbs.

Tower is based on normal soil conditions per ANSI-EIA-222F,level ground

and 80% guy

Note: Grounding by others.

Base reaction=41.2 kips

Anchor/Vertical reaction= 13.0kips

Anchor/Horizontal reaction=16.7.9 kips

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•Since 531 kHz will operate with an electrically short tower, the proposed system includes

an additional top load and special tuning box with additional elements to deal with a short

tower height and bring the efficiency of the system to about 80 percent.

•1143 is a normal system with Tunipole and standard tuning box.

•The towers were based on 100mph wind speed and 1" radial ice.

Figure 4 on the next page shows the drawing of the ground plane.

N.B. Radio Maria would prefer to utilise the 1143 kHz frequency as it is less expensive to

commission and would operate more efficiently.

Link System

Italian company, VIDEOTELECOM, would supply and install the link system for Radio Maria.

VIDEOTELECOM provides a full service for turnkey TV and radio systems world-wide. Twenty

years of experience in this industry ensures their clients efficient, reliable and cost-effective

solutions. VIDEOTELECOM technicians would install Radio Maria's Link system in accordance

with accepted industry standards and provide a back-up service to ensure the highest

quality signal at all times.

Beta Television

Canale 5

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Cecchi Gori Broadcasting

Editrice 21

Elettronica Industriale Spa

Enel

Ett Telestudio

G.R.P.

Gruppo Gfg

Italia 1

Milano Produzioni

Radio 105

Radio Deejay

Radio Studio 105

Rai

Rete 3 Manila

Rete 4

Rete 7

Rmc Italia

Rti

Rtl 102.5 Hit Radio

Sei Milano

T.B.N.Europe

Videomusic

A1+ Georgia

Asociacion Buenas Nuevas España

Bahman Satellite Cables Tanzania

Broadcast Monaco Principaute De Monaco

Dtv Tanzania Tanzania

Enlace Tv Costa Rica + South America (Network)

Eurovision Ukraine

Eurovision Mission Europe United Kingdom

Montecarlo Sat Principaute De Monaco

Radio Espoir Cote D'ivoire

Radio Horeb Germany, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda,

Zambia, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, El Salvador,

Guatemala, España, Malta, Austria, Colombia, Ecuador,

Panama, Peru, New York,

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Elca Microwave Transmitter

Elca Microwave Receiver

Irem TS100 Stabiliser

Teko RD12 1.2 metre parabolic dish

Teko P010L 1.2 metre parabolic dish

ORBAN Optimod 9100B AM Processor

Neutrik A2d analogue audio measuring unit

These are the studies for the Link system.

X Y Z,682000 5915950 1,m

Antenna Height,35,m

Azimuth,38.7,deg

Tilt,0.5,deg

Frequency,1400.0000,MHz

Nominal Power,33.0,dBm

Feeder losses,1.5,dB

Antenna Gain,25.8,dBi

Threshold,-101.0,dBm

EIRP,57.3,dBm

Power received,-23.9,dBm

Margin,77.1,dB

Reliability,100.00000000,%

X Y Z,684003 5918482 3,m

Antenna Height,60,m

Azimuth,218.7,deg

Tilt,0.5,deg

Frequency,1400.0000,MHz

Nominal Power,33.0,dBm

Feeder losses,1.5,dB

Antenna Gain,25.8,dBi

Threshold,-101.0,dBm

EIRP,57.3,dBm

Distance,3202,m

Free space loss,105.4,dB

Diffraction loss,0.0,dB

Subpath loss,0.0,dB

Gaz attenuation,0.0,dB/km

Rain attenuation,0.0,dB/km

User attenuation,0.0,dB

Total path loss,105.4,dB

Station B

Power received,-23.9,dBm

Margin,77.1,dB

Reliability,100.00000000,%

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Figure 5 on the next page shows a map of Dublin showing proposed location of studio and

transmission sites. Figure 6 on the following page shows a screenshot from the

HerTZMapper computer programme used to calculate the Link system details.

•Transmission Equipment as per LBA Group proposal:

•Link System Equipment as per VIDEOTELECOM proposal:

- Electronic Engineer - Technical Project Manager

Degree in Electronic Engineering - Polytechnic Turin 1980 - Address: Telecommunications

and microwaves. Planner and consultant in apparatuses for terrestrial and satellite

telecommunications for: Italtel- Omnitel- British Telecom- Dutch Telecom and varied other

Italian firms: Abe- Elca- Elenos- Desel- Videotelecom.

Owner of Sistel, that produces telecommunication apparatuses. Unique administrator of

Sinfotel, that provides services in the telecommunication's field. 6 years as a teacher in

technical courses of the Police Academy and in the Professional Technical Institute

Ghiglieno of Ivrea.

•Course of specialization at the "Internationl Space University" Huntsville(AL)-USA.

•Expert in measures of electromagnetic fields in laboratory and on field and matters of

Radioprotection.

•He frequented courses and conferences at the AIRP

(Italian Association of Protection against the Radiations)

•Consultant and promoter of the "Con.Tel" Consortium Italian Telecommunications.

Rete 105

Radio Montecarlo

Radio 105 Classic

Radio Radicale

Radio Milan International

Radio Maria (Italian and world net)

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He currently manages around 1000 transmitting fittings of Broadcasting and seven satellite

up-link stations.

For Omnitel, he has done the calculus and the measures for the certification of the basic

radio stations of northern Italy, relatively to the non harmfulness of the electromagnetic

fields and he has followed the particularly difficult practices for the

permissions USL (Italian Health Board).

8 Spectrum Analysers (and/or for nets)

1 Measurer of electromagnetic field

1 Cell TEM

3 Bolometers

6 Signal Generators

2 Oscilloscope

3 Millivoltmeters

5 Wattmeters

4 Frequency Samples

Technical Consultings in protection from atmospheric discharges and in Electric fittings and

fixtures for Telecommunications.

Since 1980, Bernard has been an affiliate to the College of the Industrial

Experts from Turin.

Advisor and planner in fittings and fixtures for terrestrial telecommunications for:

Rai Way, Infostrada and Firms: IREM, Lear, TRC.

33 years of experience directed in the realization and maintenance of fittings for RF and TV

diffusion (transmitters, repeaters, radio links) at the Italian Rai Radiotelevision.

Advisor to Mountain Communities and Municipalities.

Currently manages the Safety of the electric fittings for about 1000 stations.

1 Analyser Multifunctions Professional

1 Wattmeter

1 Ammeter peak indicator

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Mr. Conlon has extensive experience as a radio production engineer and trainer over the past

13 years in New Zealand and Ireland. Previous experience includes:

Assistant Manager: Options Radio Productions, Dublin

Radio Production Lecturer: Christchurch Polytechnic, New Zealand

Advanced Technology College, Dublin, Ireland

Griffith College Dublin, Ireland.

finalised.

facilities with details of the proposed acoustic treatment.

Figure 7: Basic studio plan from above showing position of equipment and furniture.

Figure 8: Lighting plan from above.

Figure 9: Plan of studio windows showing line of sight between rooms.

Figure 10: Another plan of studio windows from different angle.

Figure 11: Plan of studio cabling.

premises. These factors will be taken into consideration when designing and installing

offices and studios.

and control room.

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Behringer MX 2442A Eurodesk Mixing Desk

JBL Control-1C Monitors

Sennheiser MKE48NB2 Microphones

Sennheiser EH2200 Headphones

Sony MZR37L Portable Mindisc Recorder

Behringer MDX2200 Dynamic Processor

Behringer MX882 Ultralink Pro

Sony AM/FM ST-SE300 Tuner

Sony MDS-JE330 Minidisc Deck

Sony CDP-XE530 CD Player

Sony TAFE330R Amplifier

Behringer PX2000 Ultrapatch Pro

Estimates for building renovation and studio construction have yet to be obtained.

submission of this application.

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FRQ TOWER Fv Lambda Alfa Additional Additional Power dBKW Sigma Correction Tot. Correction

Loss Loss Factor Factor

Shorten Inpedance Hertzian Diploe Grwave

Antenna Transformation Lambda/ 4 dipole Ref 1KW

kHz m • dB dB kW mS/ m dB dB

531 80 0.95 0.15 54 0.87 0.4 10 10 8 0.4 9.13

1143 60 0.95 0.24 87 0 0 10 10 8 0.4 10.4

D dBuV/ m dBuV/ m mV/ m D dBuV/ m dBuV/ m mV/ m

Km Grwave Tot - 10 10 KW Tot - 10 KW Km Grwave Tot - 10 Tot - 10 kW

10 88.5 97.6 76.1 10 85.2 95.6 60.4

20 81.6 90.8 34.5 20 75.7 86.1 20.3

30 77.3 86.4 20.9 30 69.1 79.5 9.4

40 73.9 83.1 14.2 40 63.8 74.2 5.1

50 71.2 80.3 10.4 50 59.4 69.8 3.1

60 68.8 77.9 7.9 60 55.7 66.1 2.0

70 66.7 75.8 6.2 70 52.4 62.8 1.4

80 64.8 73.9 4.9 80 49.5 59.9 1.0

90 63.0 72.1 4.0 90 47.0 57.4 0.7

100 61.3 70.4 3.3 100 44.7 55.1 0.6

110 59.7 68.8 2.8 110 42.6 53.0 0.4

120 58.2 67.3 2.3 120 40.6 51.0 0.4

130 56.7 65.9 2.0 130 38.8 49.2 0.3

140 55.4 64.5 1.7 140 37.2 47.6 0.2

150 54.0 63.2 1.4 150 35.5 45.9 0.2

160 52.8 61.9 1.2 160 34.0 44.4 0.2

170 51.5 60.7 1.1 170 32.6 43.0 0.1

180 50.3 59.5 0.9 180 31.1 41.5 0.1

190 49.2 58.3 0.8 190 29.8 40.2 0.1

200 48.1 57.2 0.7 200 28.5 38.9 0.1

Figure 01 - Coverage Study Calculations