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| Contents This section is
designed to help you understand the types of RF safety equipment that are
available, determine what type of equipment you need, and select the
equipment that is best for your application.
- Types of RF Safety Equipment
- What
Type of Equipment Do I Need?
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Selecting Equipment
Types of RF Safety Equipment
RF Safety Equipment can be divided into three categories:
 | Survey Instruments.
Survey instruments are used to measure the field
strength at a particular location. In most designs there is a separate
meter and a "probe". The probe is the sensor. It may connect directly to
the meter or via a short cable. This is the type of equipment needed to
make accurate measurements. The accuracy of the measurements depends a
lot on your choice of equipment and how you use it. See
Survey
Instruments for more information on design, selection, and use of
survey instruments. |
| Monitoring Equipment. RF monitoring
equipment falls into two categories: personal monitors and area monitors.
Personal monitors are far more popular but area monitors are ideal for
certain applications. See
Monitoring Equipment for information on design, selection, and use of
RF monitors. |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Think "RF Suit" or RF Protective Garment when you think of RF PPE. A
personal monitor is designed to tell you where you cannot go (due
to high RF fields)―RF protective suits are designed to
allow you to work in areas with high RF fields when it is not practical to
shut down the transmitter(s). See
RF PPE for
information on the use and cautions for RF protective garments. |
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