Safety Summary - KVH Industries TracPhone FB150 User Manual

Safety summary

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of
operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these
precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety
standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment. KVH Industries
assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
Observe marked areas
Under extreme heat conditions do not touch areas of the terminal
or antenna that are marked with this symbol, as it may result in
injury.
Microwave radiation hazards
During transmission the antenna in this system radiates
Microwave Power.This radiation may be hazardous to humans close to the antenna.
During transmission, make sure that nobody gets closer than the recommended
minimum safety distance.
On the TracPhone FB150, the minimum safety distance to the
antenna panel on the focal line is 0.6 m, based on a radiation level
2
of 10 W/m . The radiation level is 100 W/m
m from the antenna panel. Refer to the drawing below.
MICROWAVE RADIATION
No personnel within safety distance
Distance to other equipment
Do not move the antenna closer to radars than the minimum safe distance specified in
the installation manual - it may cause damage to the antenna.
Compass Safe Distance:
TracPhone FB150 terminal: min. 0.3 m
TracPhone FB150 antenna: min. 1.2 m
2
at a distance of 0.2
Safety distance:
2
0.6 m, 10 W/m
2
(0.2 m, 100 W/m
)
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