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ELECTRICAL AND RF SAFETY · - RF safety principles, rules, and guidelines; routine station evaluation

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What should be done if evaluation shows that a neighbor might experience more than the allowable limit of RF exposure from the main lobe of a directional antenna?

  1. AChange to a non-polarized antenna with higher gain
  2. BUse an antenna with a higher front-to-back ratio
  3. CTake precautions to ensure that the antenna cannot be pointed in their direction when they are present
  4. DAll these choices are correct
Why RF exposure from a beam is highest in the main lobe, so the practical fix is to control where that lobe points. If a routine evaluation shows a neighbor could exceed the MPE limit, you must limit exposure, for example by restricting antenna rotation so the main lobe never sweeps an occupied area, or by reducing power or duty cycle. The rules require you to ensure no one is exposed above the limits, and mechanical or operational controls on pointing are an accepted way to do that.
Watch out A higher front-to-back ratio only reduces radiation off the back of the antenna, which does nothing about the main lobe aimed at the neighbor, and "non-polarized" antennas with higher gain would only increase the field strength in the main lobe.
The main lobe is the problem, so aim it away. Extra gain or better F/B never fixes what's in front of the beam.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  2. G0A02 Which of the following is used to determine RF exposure from a transmitted signal?
  3. G0A03 How can you determine that your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?
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  9. G0A09 What type of instrument can be used to accurately measure an RF field strength?
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  12. G0A12 What stations are subject to the FCC rules on RF exposure?
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