planning the ideal remote repeater site

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Case  Study:  Planning  the  Ideal  Remote  Repeater  Site  Speaker:    Don  Kitchin  

Remote  RBS-­‐  Agenda  

•  Site  Loca?on  •  Shelter    •  Antenna  Considera?ons  •  Power  •  Earthing  •  Security  and  threats  

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Remote  RBS-­‐Loca7on  

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Remote  RBS-­‐Loca7on  BUT  

•  As  well  as  finding  an  ideal  site  with  a  desktop  study  you  also  need  to  consider:  

•  Access  •  Availability  of  Power  •  Site  Ownership  •  Requirement  for  Building  Permits  •  Delivery  to  site  

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Remote  RBS-­‐  Shelter  

•  Method  of  Construc?on  (Thermal  Proper?es)  •  Security    •  Size    •  Ligh?ng  •  Cooling  •  Installa?on  Standards  

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Remote  RBS-­‐Antenna  Support  

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THE  GOOD   THE  BAD   THE  UGLY  

Remote  RBS-­‐Antenna  Design  

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•  Not  automa?cally  Omni-­‐direc?onal  •  Low  PIM  •  Beware  mutual  coupling  •  Single  vs  dual  installa?on  •  Protec?on  

Remote  RBS-­‐Power  

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Remote  RBS-­‐Earthing  

•  Earthing  is  required  for  protec?on  •  Protec?on  of  Life:  Step  and  touch  •  Protec?on  of  equipment  :  Surge  Suppression  –  not  just  lightning  

•  Protec?on  of  informa?on:  Noise  reduc?on    •  These  requirements  not  always  compa7ble  

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Step  and  Touch  

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Remote  RBS-­‐Threats  

•  Human  •  Birds  and  insects–  damaging  feeder  and  nes?ng  

•  Rodents  –  damage  infrastructure  and  a`ract  •  Snakes  •  Natural  –  clima?c  events  •  Fire  

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