Microwave Radio Principles
This 1-day theoretical course is designed to provide
the principles of planning, installing, commissioning
and maintaining microwave radio based activities.
Ideal for everyone from ‘field’ personnel
and network operators to their subcontractors and
those responsible for network planning and on site
works, wishing to gain an overview of the principles
involved working with microwave radio.
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Duration
1 day
Who should attend?
Field personnel, network operators, subcontractors
and those responsible for network planning and on
site works
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites, however it is
recommended that delegates have a telecommunications
background
Course objectives
Delegates will be able to apply the principles learned
to their planning, installation, commissioning and
maintenance activities
Qualifications
BTEC applied for, CableNet certificate
Related Training
Advanced Microwave Radio
Microwave Radio Insights
Course Content (100% Theory)
Introduction
• The purpose of a microwave link & typical
application
• Advantages of using microwave radio links
• Principles of electromagnetic radiation
• Principles of operation and types of microwave
antenna
• Indoor & outdoor unit
• Line of sight & typical radio site engineering
considerations
Circuit capacity
• Transmission bearer capacities
• Effect that bearer capacity has on the bandwidth
used
• Circuits that can be carried on a typical
2Mbit/s circuit
• Uses of overhead channels
Performance and calculations
• Decibel (dB) as a unit of power
• Typical point-to-point link considerations
• Transmission line characteristics
• Link budget calculation
• Measurement of the transmission quality of
a microwave link
Link performance
• Coverage prediction at SHF, UHF and VHF
• Fresnel Zones
• Affects on link performance by weather
• Impact of path reflections on performance
• Link frequency & path length
• Protection
• Typical tests performed to verify link performance
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