User's Guide

ITCR 1.0.5.0 RF Energy Exposure Guide
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Pre-Release 00001235-DA 1/18/2012 5
Fixed installations: RF exposure compliance, control
guidelines and operating instructions
To control exposure to yourself and others and to ensure compliance with
RF exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedures:
Be aware that a transmitter may operate automatically at any time
when functioning as a data radio. Always disable the transmitter
when installing or servicing an antenna or transmission line or when
working near an installed antenna.
Base station or fixed antennas should be installed on permanent
outdoor structures, such as the roof of a normally-unoccupied building
or an antenna tower.
Install all antennas in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Use only MCC-approved or MCC-supplied antennas. Unauthorized
antennas, modifications or attachments could damage the radio and
their use may violate FCC regulations.
Once the authorized ERP, antenna gain and the losses from feed line,
connectors and any inline RF filters are known, the transmitter power
must be evaluated and if necessary, attenuated to a value that will
ensure that the authorized ERP and RF exposure requirements are met.
RF Exposure compliance at multiple-transmitter sites must be
addressed on a site-by-site basis. It is the responsibility of the licensee
to ensure compliance is met.
Table 2 below lists the recommended lateral distances to be maintained
between employees and approved, properly installed fixed transmitting
antennas in a controlled/occupational exposure environment.