Assessor Resource
ICTRFN2163A
Install a satellite antenna
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
Technical staff who install or replace satellite antennas on single and multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, telecommunications structures and at ground level apply the skills and knowledge in this unit.
Installations may be new or existing, standalone or part of a site with multiple antennas.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to install and test satellite antenna equipment on dwellings, buildings, masts and other structures, or at ground level to receive signals from geostationary communications satellites.
Depending on the particular installation, organisational requirements and state or territory legislation, specific licences may be required in areas such as:
working on roofs
working at heights
structure climbing
tower rescue
hoisting and mounting antennas
installing feedlines
electromagnetic energy (EME) awareness.
Users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)