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Area monitor installation guide
Where to place an area monitor?
The placement of an area monitor is a compromise between a non-easy access site, to avoid possible
vandalism, and a place that requires continuous monitoring.
Normally a roof, a very large terrace, an open place and on a straight surface, is the place that is most
advisable.
For example, in case of a hospital or a kindergarten, why not put the instrumentation where
people are?
As already explained, the instrumentation must be in a place not easy to access.
This is to avoid accidental damages from children’s games such a balls or something else, possible
signal influences caused by the passage of people with special equipment or who simply speak on
the cellphone. Possibly avoid placing the control unit in a place where it can be easily subjected to
vandalism.
We also have to consider that signals we are going to monitor come from antennas, high voltage trellis,
a technology that radiate even for miles. If the signal, we are detecting, on a roof is already low, it will
be even more inside the building or at a distance greater than the emission point.
Instead, if the detected signal is near or exceeds the limits that is the area where we will have to
investigate with more specific, selective equipment.
Exactly, once on a roof or a terrace, where and how does the control unit be installed?
First of all we must remember that the area monitor is powered by batteries that are recharged during
the day thanks to its solar panel. Then the first thing to do is choose a sunny place and point the solar
panel in the SUD direction, if possible, or at least avoid positioning it completely toward NORTH.
Verify the presence of any objects or constructions around them does not create a shadow that will
undermine the work of the solar panel.
Avoid places too close to large metal objects, or any objects that may interfere with the electromagnetic
field, invalidating the measurement.
Where possible, it is good to install the area monitor at a certain distance from walls, palaces, pillars,
high voltage trellis or other similar objects.
