IMT CMD.CTRL - Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy; RF Exposure Considerations

Radio Remote 95 Section - 13
Operator’s - Manual # 99906363
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy
The handheld remote control and base units contain radio transceivers. When active, handheld
remotes and base units send out radio frequency (RF) energy through either internal (remote/base unit)
or external (base unit only) antennae. The handheld remote and base units comply with limits set by the
United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for operating distance from human tissue.
RF Exposure Considerations
The radio module may be used in a variety of host applications falling into two general categories:
1. Mobile applications: Any operating locations where the transmitting equipment is not on a human
body. In mobile applications, the host application is typically xed to mobile equipment, with either
an internal or external antenna.
2. Portable applications: Any operating locations where the transmitting equipment is located on the
hand, arm, or other part of the human body. In portable applications, the equipment is either held
in the hands of an operator or a󰀩xed to either a belt or harness on the torso.
Equipment containing the radio module was evaluated for RF exposure hazards by two approaches:
1. Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) for mobile applications.
2. Specic Absorption Rate (SAR) for portable applications.
Required separation distances are measured from the actual location of the radiating part of the anten-
na. An antenna may be inside the host application, a󰀩xed to the host application enclosure, or at the
end of an optional extension coaxial cable.
Mobile Applications
Equipment must be located at least 8” (20 cm) away from areas likely to be occupied by an unaware
person.
Transmitter Applications
All operators of transmitter equipment with any type of antenna require proper equipment operation
training, and such training must include RF exposure safety instructions. They are then considered to
be “aware” persons once training is completed.
If the portable operating position is on the hand or arm, a 1” (5 mm) separation is required between the
radiating part of the antenna and nearby human tissue.
Required Training
All installers and operators of host applications that include an SRF305 FT module must be trained to
use proper RF safety precautions as presented in this Appendix.