REMEDIAL ACTION WORK PLAN OPERABLE UNIT 2, LANDFILL ...

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MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCES BETWEEN MOBILE RF TRANSMITTERS AND
ELECTRIC BLASTING OPERATIONS
ATTACHMENT E
Minimum
Transmitter S a f e
Power (Watts) Distances
(feet)
MFa HFa
5b — —
10 100 40
50 40 220
100 90 310
180’ 125 —
250
5ood
600”
1 ,Ooof
10,0009
—
200
—
300
400
1,200
‘MF 1.6 to 3.4 MHz Industrial
HF 28 to 29.7 MHz Amateur
VHF(1) 35 to 44 MHz Public use
50 to 54 MHz Amateur
VHF (2) 144to 148 M-iz Amateur
490
—
760
980
—
VHF(l)a
—
15
90
130
—
205
209
315
410
1,300
VHF(2)=
150.8 to 161.6 MHz Public Us-e
#HF 450 to 460 MHz Public use
Citiiens band radio (walkie-talkie), 26.96 to 27.23 MHz and cellular telephones, 3 v&s power, 825 to 845 MHz minimum safe diatancq
fwe feat.
cMsximum power for 2-wsy mobile units in VHF, 150.8-to 161 .6-MHz range, and for 2-way mobile and f~ed-station units in UHF, 450 to
&-MHz range.
Maximum power for major VHF 2-way mobile and fixed-station units in 35-to 44-MHz range.
~Maximum power for 2-way fixed-station units in VHF, 1W.&to 161.6-MHz range,
Maximum power for amateur radio mobile units.
maximumpower for some base stations in 42-to 44MHz band and 1.6-to 1.&MHz band.
Source DOE Explosives Safety Manual, DOE M440.I -1 (1995)
21
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10
35
50
65
75
—
115
150
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UHFa
—
20
30
40
45
—
70
90
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