User's Manual

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PLANNING A RADIO
NETWORK
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Contents
5.1 INSTALLATION PLANNING .................................................... 149
5.1.1 General Requirements ..............................................................149
5.1.2 Site Selection ............................................................................151
5.1.3 Terrain and Signal Strength .......................................................151
5.1.4 Antenna & Feedline Selection ...................................................151
5.1.5 How Much Output Power Can be Used? ..................................155
5.1.6 Conducting a Site Survey .........................................................155
5.1.7 A Word About Radio Interference ..............................................156
5.2 dBm-WATTS-VOLTS CONVERSION CHART......................... 158