Title :
Fixing limits to free-access areas around broadcast antennas
Author :
Cuiñas, Iigo ; Pino, Antonio García ; Sánchez, Manuel García ; Arias, Marcos ; Alonso, Alonso A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Teoria do Sinal e Comunicacions, Univ. de Vigo, Spain
Abstract :
The growing interest in the relation between electromagnetic fields and human health forces the assumption of national and international regulations on emission levels. In order to reduce the risks, restricted access around transmitting antennas has to be defined according to those regulations. This paper offers a guideline to determine the boundary of the potentially risky volumes around radio broadcasting antennas for AM-MF and FM-VHF services. With the proposed method, a complete reference volume is defined by just five parameters.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; biological effects of microwaves; broadcast antennas; health hazards; radio broadcasting; transmitting antennas; AM-MF services; FM-VHF services; antenna radiation patterns; complete reference volume; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic radiation effects; free-access areas; limits fixing; radio broadcasting antennas; transmitting antennas; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Guidelines; Humans; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Radar antennas; Radiation safety; Radio broadcasting; Transmitting antennas; Antenna radiation patterns; Pollution; biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic radiation effects;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2004.834412