User's Manual

MDS 05-2806A01, Rev. E.1 MDS iNET 900 Series User’s Guide 127
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PLANNING A RADIO
NETWORK
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Contents
5.1 INSTALLATION PLANNING.....................................................129
5.1.1 General Requirements ............................................................. 129
5.1.2 Site Selection ...........................................................................131
5.1.3 Terrain and Signal Strength ...................................................... 131
5.1.4 Antenna & Feedline Selection .................................................. 132
5.1.5 How Much Output Power Can be Used? .................................135
5.1.6 Conducting a Site Survey .........................................................135
5.1.7 A Word About Radio Interference ............................................ 136
5.2 dBm-WATTS-VOLTS CONVERSION CHART .........................139