NORTHERN VICTORIA
WANGARATTA
(RADIO)
DECISIONS AND
LICENCE AREA PLAN
SEPTEMBER 1997
WANGARATTA
DETERMINATION
The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in Wangaratta, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Seven national radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the national radio services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 (Wangaratta) are set out in Schedule One and Attachments 1.2 - 1.8 to this Determination.
Two commercial radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 (Wangaratta) are set out in Schedule One and Attachments 1.9 - 1.16 to this Determination.
One open narrowcasting radio service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of this open narrowcasting radio service to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 (Wangaratta) are set out in Schedule One and Attachment 1.17 to this Determination.
One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 (Mount Beauty) are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 to this Determination.
One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 (Wangaratta) are set out in Schedule Three and Attachment 3.2 to this Determination.
(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 15 September 1997)
SCHEDULES
Each of the Schedules sets out:
SCHEDULE ONE
Licence Area Plan : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Licence Area : WANGARATTA RA1
Category Of Service | Service Licence No. | Transmitter Specification No. | Technical Specifications | General Area Served by Transmitter |
National | N/A | TS10003507 | See Attachment 1.2 | Bright |
National | N/A | TS10003513 | See Attachment 1.3 | Bright |
National | N/A | TS10003514 | See Attachment 1.4 | Bright |
National | N/A | TS10007481 | See Attachment 1.5 | Mount Beauty |
National | N/A | TS10007482 | See Attachment 1.6 | Mount Beauty |
National | N/A | TS10003769 | See Attachment 1.7 | Myrtleford |
National | N/A | TS10003790 | See Attachment 1.8 | Wangaratta |
Commercial | SL10398 | TS10003789 | See Attachment 1.9 | Wangaratta |
Commercial | SL10398 | TS10007607 | See Attachment 1.10 | Mount Beauty |
Commercial | SL10398 | TS10007991 | See Attachment 1.11 | Mount Buffalo |
Commercial | SL10398 | TS10007609 | See Attachment 1.12 | Mount Buffalo |
Commercial | SL10398 | TS10007604 | See Attachment 1.13 | Mount Hotham |
Commercial | SL10391 | TS10005811 | See Attachment 1.14 | Wangaratta |
Commercial | SL10391 | TS10007920 | See Attachment 1.15 | Bright |
Commercial | SL10391 | TS10007908 | See Attachment 1.16 | Mount Beauty |
Open Narrowcasting | N/A | TS10007600 | See Attachment 1.17 | Wangaratta |
SCHEDULE TWO
Licence Area Plan : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Licence Area : MT BEAUTY RA1
Category Of Service | Service Licence No. | Transmitter Specification No. | Technical Specifications | General Area Served by Transmitter |
Community | SL1150015 | TS10007480 | See Attachment 2.2 | Mount Beauty |
SCHEDULE THREE
Licence Area Plan : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Licence Area : WANGARATTA RA2
Category Of Service | Service Licence No. | Transmitter Specification No. | Technical Specifications | General Area Served by Transmitter |
Community | SL10382 | TS10005800 | See Attachment 3.2 | Wangaratta |
Attachment 1.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
LICENCE AREA FOR WANGARATTA RA1
COMMERCIAL RADIO - NORTHERN VICTORIA
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description | Persons |
|
|
Wangaratta (C) | 15974 |
Benalla (C) | 8339 |
Yarrawonga (S) | 5523 |
Benalla (S) | 5514 |
Oxley (S) | 5053 |
Beechworth (S) | 4948 |
Myrtleford (S) | 4322 |
Rutherglen (S) | 3372 |
Wangaratta (S) | 3131 |
Chiltern (S) | 2629 |
NSW CD 1160202 | 290 |
NSW CD 1160203 | 237 |
NSW CD 1160204 | 241 |
NSW CD 1160205 | 399 |
NSW CD 1160206 | 381 |
NSW CD 1160207 | 735 |
NSW CD 1160208 | 345 |
NSW CD 1160301 | 149 |
NSW CD 1160302 | 521 |
NSW CD 1160303 | 634 |
NSW CD 1160304 | 503 |
NSW CD 1160305 | 785 |
NSW CD 1160306 | 994 |
NSW CD 1160307 | 211 |
NSW CD 1160308 | 260 |
NSW CD 1160309 | 319 |
NSW CD 1160310 | 617 |
NSW CD 1160311 | 436 |
VIC CD 2030204 | 357 |
VIC CD 2030205 | 288 |
VIC CD 2030206 | 362 |
VIC CD 2030207 | 277 |
VIC CD 2032101 | 322 |
VIC CD 2032103 | 239 |
VIC CD 2032104 | 736 |
VIC CD 2032105 | 326 |
VIC CD 2032106 | 435 |
VIC CD 2032107 | 397 |
VIC CD 2032108 | 262 |
VIC CD 2032109 | 554 |
VIC CD 2032110 | 408 |
VIC CD 2032201 | 473 |
VIC CD 2032202 | 399 |
VIC CD 2032203 | 771 |
VIC CD 2032204 | 322 |
VIC CD 2032205 | 319 |
VIC CD 2032207 | 2062 |
VIC CD 2032208 | 432 |
VIC CD 2032209 | 186 |
VIC CD 2041201 | 56 |
VIC CD 2050302 | 223 |
VIC CD 2050303 | 254 |
VIC CD 2050304 | 597 |
|
|
Total Persons | 77919 |
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District
(S) = Shire
Attachment 1.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Bright (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10003507
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Bright 1.5km N of Town
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 497499 5936495
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 88.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 50 W |
Attachment 1.3
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Bright (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10003513
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Bright 1.5km N of Town
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 497499 5936495
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 89.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 50 W |
Attachment 1.4
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Bright (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10003514
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Bright 1.5km N of Town
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 497499 5936495
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 88.9 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 50 W |
Attachment 1.5
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Mount Beauty (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007481
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Golf Course Club House MT BEAUTY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 515700 5933700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 91.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 25 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 20 W |
Attachment 1.6
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Mount Beauty (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007482
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Golf Course Club House MT BEAUTY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 515700 5933700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 90.9 MHz
Polarisation : Vertical
Maximum antenna height : 25 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 20 W |
Attachment 1.7
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Myrtleford (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10003769
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Lookout Hill MYRTLEFORD
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 476200 5953600
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 91.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 50 W |
Attachment 1.8
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : National
General Area Served : Wangaratta (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS10003790
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Cnr Boorhaman & Richardsons St Wangaratta
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 438000 5985500
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : : MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 756 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Elevation | Maximum CMF |
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|
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0°T - 80°T | 0 | 450 V |
10°T | 0 | 400 V |
50°T | 0 | 50 V |
52°T | 0 | 150 V |
80°T - 300°T | 0 | 1.5 kV |
100°T | 0 | 100 V |
148°T | 0 | 150 V |
300°T - 360°T | 0 | 450 V |
326°T | 0 | 150 V |
Notes :-
The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
Attachment 1.9
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Wangaratta (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10398
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS10003789
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Wangaratta
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 443440 5980786
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 1566 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Elevation | Maximum CMF |
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|
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0°T - 45°T | 0 | 500 V |
30°T | 0 | 160 V |
35°T | 0 | 80 V |
45°T - 330°T | 0 | 1.3 kV |
66°T | 0 | 1.1 kV |
104°T | 0 | 160 V |
105°T | 0 | 80 V |
269°T | 0 | 80 V |
330°T - 360°T | 0 | 1.3 kV |
339°T | 0 | 80 V |
Notes :-
The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
Attachment 1.10
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Mount Beauty (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10398
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007607
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Golf Course Club House MT BEAUTY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 515700 5933700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 90.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 25 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 10 W |
Attachment 1.11
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Mount Buffalo (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10398
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007991
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mount Buffalo
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 483700 5935600
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 99.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 18 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 200 W |
Attachment 1.12
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Mount Buffalo (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10398
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007609
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mount Buffalo
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 483700 5935600
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 105.3 MHz
Polarisation : Vertical
Maximum antenna height : 18 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 200 W |
Notes :-
Transmission in accordance with this technical specification may only continue until the transmission on 99.1 MHz, in accordance with TS10007991 in this LAP, commences. For the purposes of this note 'transmission' does not include test transmissions.
Attachment 1.13
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Mount Hotham (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10398
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007604
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : MT Hotham Comms Tower MT HOTHAM
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 511300 5907700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 89.3 MHz
Polarisation : Vertical
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 200 W |
Attachment 1.14
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Wangaratta (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10391
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10005811
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : MT STANLEY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 481997 5965695
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 102.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 40 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
0°T - 30°T | 8 kW |
30°T - 105°T | 2 kW |
105°T - 140°T | 8 kW |
140°T - 330°T | 25 kW |
330°T - 360°T | 8 kW |
Attachment 1.15
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Bright (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10391
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007920
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : MT Porepunkah Road Apex Lookout BRIGHT
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 497510 5936440
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 92.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 50 W |
Attachment 1.16
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Mount Beauty (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10391
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007908
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Golf Course Club House MT BEAUTY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 515700 5933700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 93.3 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 25 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 10 W |
Attachment 1.17
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Open Narrowcasting
General Area Served : Wangaratta (VIC)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007600
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Wangaratta
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 438000 5976000
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 99.3 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 10 W |
Special Conditions :-
1. The ‘coverage radius’ of this transmission is 8 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 55; Easting: 438000; Northing: 5976000. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.
2. Any transmission in accordance with this technical specification is planned on the basis that it will be protected against interference from other broadcasting services to a minimum median field strength level of 66 dBuV/m.
Attachment 2.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
LICENCE AREA FOR MT BEAUTY RA1
COMMUNITY RADIO - NORTHERN VICTORIA
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description | Persons |
|
|
VIC CD 2032102 | 189 |
VIC CD 2032103 | 239 |
VIC CD 2032203 | 771 |
VIC CD 2032204 | 322 |
VIC CD 2032205 | 319 |
VIC CD 2032208 | 432 |
|
|
Total Persons | 2272 |
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 2.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Community
General Area Served : Mount Beauty (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL1150015
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007480
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Golf Course Club House MT BEAUTY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 515700 5933700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 92.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 25 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
At all angles of azimuth | 20 W |
Attachment 3.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
LICENCE AREA FOR WANGARATTA RA2
COMMUNITY RADIO - NORTHERN VICTORIA
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description | Persons |
|
|
Wangaratta (C) | 15974 |
Beechworth (S) | 4948 |
VIC CD 2031301 | 256 |
VIC CD 2031307 | 824 |
VIC CD 2031308 | 316 |
VIC CD 2031502 | 664 |
VIC CD 2031505 | 485 |
VIC CD 2031506 | 340 |
VIC CD 2031507 | 278 |
VIC CD 2031508 | 699 |
VIC CD 2031901 | 634 |
VIC CD 2031902 | 646 |
VIC CD 2031903 | 436 |
VIC CD 2031904 | 614 |
VIC CD 2031905 | 166 |
VIC CD 2031914 | 225 |
VIC CD 2032001 | 419 |
VIC CD 2032002 | 420 |
VIC CD 2032004 | 608 |
VIC CD 2032005 | 550 |
VIC CD 2032006 | 707 |
VIC CD 2032007 | 552 |
VIC CD 2032008 | 232 |
VIC CD 2032009 | 451 |
|
|
Total Persons | 31444 |
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District
(S) = Shire
Attachment 3.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Wangaratta - Radio - September 1997
Category : Community
General Area Served : Wangaratta (VIC)
Service Licence Number : SL10382
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10005800
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : MT STANLEY
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 481997 5965695
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 101.3 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
|
|
0°T - 270°T | 1 kW |
270°T - 300°T | 2 kW |
300°T - 360°T | 1 kW |