Hm, I think you're right -- I thought that's what the suit I was looking at was made of, I'll look again tomorrow. Thanks for the link, but all of the pictures appear to be broken.
As for the XM repeater, a co-worker spoke with the XM engineer who reported that the unit they have in place on this rooftop is doing a total EIRP of just 200 watts, which is comforting compared to what they can get up to. Thanks again. ralphlists wrote: > I don't think Nomex has anything to do with RF suits or EMR suits. > They are fire retardant suits for people who fly and do other things where > they don't want to get burned up. > > As to your XM transmitter, I have one at one of my sites. > My friend put some pics on his web page. > http://jawga.com/radio.php > > > Here are some guidelines we got when they put one on one of our towers. > > XM Radio Freq Frequency: 2332.5-2345 MHz > To accomplish this, XM-Radio alone will set up about 1,500 high-power > terrestrial repeaters. > Each market will typically have dual repeaters at 2337.485 MHz and 2340.015 > MHz. > CAUTION: STAY CLEAR OF XM-RADIO & SIRIUS TRANSMIT ANTENNAS > The radiation in an operational system is similar to that of a MICROWAVE > OVEN! > Avoid the main lobe while servicing equipment on your tower. > > > Ralph > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Steven G McGehee > Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:12 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] EMR Suit usage? > > Hi all, > > I was curious if you guys used EMR suits (i.e., suits made with "Nomex" > or similar material). If so, under what circumstances, and if not, why > not? :-) > > Basically I'm just wanting to get an idea on people's thoughts on how > important these suits are to wear and when, and any other thoughts on > the matter. Whether it be around cellular equipment, AM/FM/XM stations, etc. > > Thanks in advance. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
