Vislink ARTR, Manual

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Issue No: C Page: 3
Ref: ARTR-ASUM-7001 Copyright © 2017 IMT Ltd, trading as Vislink
The RF Radiation Power Density limit figure recommended by Vislink is based upon guideline
levels published in:
a. IEEE standard C95.1 1999 - IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with respect to Human
Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz.
Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-varying Electric, Magnetic & Electromagnetic Fields
(up to 300 GHz) published in 1998 by the Secretariat of the International Commission on
Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
Both documents define guideline RF power density limits for "Controlled" and "Uncontrolled"
environments. An uncontrolled environment is defined as one in which the person subjected to
the RF radiation may be unaware of and has no control over the radiation energy received. The
uncontrolled environment conditions can arise, even in the best regulated operations and for this
reason the limits defined for the uncontrolled environment have been assumed for the Vislink
recommended limit.
Documents a) and b) also show the RF power density guidelines to be frequency dependent.
Different power density / frequency characteristics are presented in the two documents. To avoid
complexity and to avoid areas of uncertainty, Vislink recommends the use of a single power
density limit across the frequency range 100 kHz to 300 GHz. The 1w/m² power density limit we
recommend satisfies the most stringent of the guidelines published to date.
NOTE: The IICNIRP document is freely available for download from the internet at
www.icnirp.de/emfgdl (PDF file) the IEEE standard is available on loan from Essex County
Library on payment of a search fee.