Practical procedure for verification of compliance of digital mobile radio base stations to limitations of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 218-228

  Martinez Gonzalez A M ^a   Fernandez Pascual A ^b   De Los Reyes, E ^b   Van Loock, W ^c   Gabriel, C ^d   Sanchez Hernandez D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Microwave Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RADIO STATIONS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO STATIONS; HARMONISED STANDARD MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY SOURCE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0036704864     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:20020569     Document Type: Article

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