Robert, What you are hearing about is the Motorola R56 standard. R56 defines everything about a site install including the type of road to provide access to the site. It is a bit old these days having not been updated within the last few years. Once you get past the realization that not everything can be built to the desired "standard" there is some very good information that can be found in the document, which should be available on a Google search.
In the end, the standards for installation at a site are determined by the site owner. If the owner has no standards, then you are entering a very low value site. One example is the site grounding. If the site has unified standards for grounding that everyone adhears to, then the site will be well protected to withstand a strike or near miss. If everyone does their own thing, you will spend a lot of time chasing down gremlins and repairing damages even if your equipment is properly grounded because the whole site is no better protected than the worst case of grounding at the site. Since you have someone who knows what is expected, he should probably be the one to guide the group and share his knowledge by inspecting the equipment before it is taken to the site for installation. Milt N3LTQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "georgiaskywarn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 9:07 AM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Written "standard" for installs at radio and cell sites? > Hi Folks, > Is there such a beast? We are getting ready to move into a new site > and will be installing everything from installing antennas, hardlines > to the repeaters. One of the fellows in our ham group does this for a > living, however that doesn't help me and the other fellow dressing out > the repeaters...in the cabinets, in our own hamshacks before. > > The term "Motorola Standard" keeps being used. Anyone heard of this? > I know there are certain electrical codes that must be followed...but > Moto Codes? > > I have a 6ft cabinet on wheels right now. It was mentioned that the > cabinets must be bolted to the floor. Hoping that I do not have to > take the wheels off (real heavy!). Also hoping just to use some sort > of "J" hook to make that happen...but not sure if it is "code". Also > with the other cabinet we're putting in...we were told it is not > "code" to mount the cans on the outside of the cabinet. > > Is there something written on the web folks could point us to? > > Thanks, > Robert Burton > KD4YDC > DEC NWS / Peachtree City, GA Skywarn > www.georgiaskywarn.com > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
