Safety Manual
Table Of Contents
- RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two-Way Radios Installed in Vehicles, Vessels or as Fixed Site Control Stations
- RF Energy Exposure Awareness and Control Information, and Operational Instructions for FCC Occupational Use Requirements
- Mobile Antenna Installation Guidelines
- Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility
- Driver Safety
- Operational Warnings
- For Vehicles with an Air Bag
- Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
- Blasting Caps and Blasting Areas
- For radios installed in vehicles fueled by liquefied petroleum gas, refer to the (U.S.) National Fire Protection Association standard, NFPA 58, for storage, handling, and/or container information. For a copy of the LP-gas standard, NFPA 58, contact t...
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Instructions:
• Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50% of the time. To transmit
(talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button or, for radios equipped with VOX,
speak into the microphone. The red LED will illuminate when the radio is
transmitting. To receive calls, release the PTT button, or, for radios equipped
with VOX, stop talking. The red LED will extinguish when the radio stops
transmitting. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is important because this
radio generates measurable RF energy exposure only when transmitting (in
terms of measuring for standards compliance).
• Transmit only when people outside the vehicle are at least the
recommended minimum lateral distance away, as shown in Table 1, from
the body of a vehicle with a properly installed antenna. This separation
distance will ensure that there is sufficient distance from a properly installed
(according to installation instructions) externally-mounted antenna to satisfy
the RF exposure requirements in the standards listed above.
NOTE: Table 1 below lists the recommended lateral distance for people in an
uncontrolled environment from the body of a vehicle with an approved,
properly installed transmitting antenna (i.e., monopoles over a ground
plane, or dipoles) at several different ranges of rated radio power for
mobile radios installed in a vehicle.
Table 1. Rated Power of Vehicle-Installed Mobile Two-Way Radio and Recommended
Minimum Lateral Distance from Vehicle Body
Mobile Radio Rated
Power (see Note)
Minimum Lateral Distance
from Vehicle Body
Less than 7 watts 8 inches (20 centimeters)
7 to 14 watts 1 foot (30 centimeters)
15 to 39 watts 2 feet (60 centimeters)
40 to 110 watts 3 feet (90 centimeters)
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