
19 Base station site management
The information in this chapter applies mainly to sites for stations
operating at VHF and above. Some conditions will be different for
stations working at lower frequencies due to the generally physically
larger transmitters and antennas.
19.1 Base station objectives
The objectives of a radio base station are:
1. To provide an adequate service over the whole of the desired ser-
vice area in a well-defined manner. Special consideration must be
given to those areas where, because of their location, weak signals
or a high ambient electrical noise level might be expected.
2. To create the minimum interference with other radio ...