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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to install radio communications base station equipment
   • Assess available installation options against client requirements and relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards
   • Arrange access to site according to required procedure
   • Confirm equipment locations
   • Confirm base station equipment listings and manufacturer’s and enterprise documents against installation brief
   • Review installation briefs in consultation with designers or manufacturers
   • 1.6 Adjust tools and equipment to manufacturer's specification
2. Install equipment and terminate voice and data cables, power cables and radio frequency (RF) cables
   • Observe anti-static precautions when handling circuit cards and conduct all work in manner that is safe to self, fellow workers and the public
   • Install racks, frames and shelves as required for data and voice frequency (VF) interface equipment, transmitter and receiver
   • 2.3 Position equipment and install according to manufacturer's specifications and design detail
   • Label equipment, distribution frames and blocks according to enterprise policy
   • 2.5 Strip cables and terminate conductors according to manufacturer's specifications
   • Clean optical fibre connectors using appropriate cleaning techniques
   • Connect network termination unit (NTU) cables to data and VF interface unit via distribution frame
   • Connect data and VF cables to radio equipment
   • Connect digital and analog alarm inputs and outputs to supervisory, control and data acquisition (SCADA) controller
   • 2.10 Connect power cables to rectifier, battery rack, circuit breakers and equipment according to manufacturer's and enterprise documents
   • Use computer or handheld device to program internal software in data and VF interface equipment, and transmitter and receiver
   • Interconnect multicoupling equipment to antenna feedline and transmitter and receiver units
   • Mount lightning protection equipment and earth wire according to specification
3. Connect receiver and transmitter multicoupling equipment to antenna feedline
   • Perform distance to fault measurement on antenna feedline
   • Perform return loss measurement of overall antenna system at transmitter and receiver connector points
   • Record test results
4. Finalise installation and complete preliminary tests and administrative tasks
   • Complete preliminary tests to verify transmitter and receiver operation prior to commissioning
   • Complete installation report, test results and administrative tasks and forward to appropriate person according to enterprise policy
   • Dispose of packaging according to accepted environmental conditions
   • Notify appropriate person that base station is ready for commissioning and integration

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

assess the client and installation requirements

ensure relevant regulations and standards will be applied

install radio communications base station equipment

perform distance to fault measurement on feedline

perform return loss measurement on feedline

document and complete installation report.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain the following:

anti-static precautions

radio frequency (RF) radiation hazard awareness

network termination unit

radio transmitter system

radio receiver system

multicoupler

supervisory, control and data acquisition (SCADA) system inputs and outputs

outline the operation and purpose of testing equipment

interpret the meaning of various test results

identify network element and system specifications

outline the principles and performance testing and fault finding techniques of telecommunications networks

describe the practices and procedures for installation of radio communications equipment for the following:

fibre optic connector cleaning techniques

computer software installations to various devices

identify and describe the appropriate test equipment to undertake performance and fault-finding techniques in telecommunications networks including:

distance to fault measurement

return loss measurement

terminate data and voice and RF cable.

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