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1 Mobile Phone Base-Station Audit Audit site: Petherton Road Bristol BS4 9BX In 2000 the Government asked the Radiocommunications Agency to implement a national measurement programme to ensure that emissions from cellular base stations do not exceed the guidelines for public maximum exposure set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (). Ofcom took over the functions of the Radiocommunications Agency, along with those of the Independent Television Commission, Radio Authority, Oftel and Broadcasting Standards Commission, on 29 December Electric field strength measurements made in various bands are referenced to and presented alongside the relevant public maximum exposure levels. On the left hand side of the results page(s) is a graphical representation of the radio spectrum surveyed at each location on the site. The green line on each graph indicates the guideline exposure level for that frequency band. To the right hand side of each graph is a table showing the ten highest level emissions recorded within a band. Further explanation of the results and their context within the guidelines can be provided by the Ofcom officers at the time of the audit or by contacting Ofcom on , or by at contact@ofcom.org.uk. Results taken from all audit sites and further information on the audit programme can be found on the Ofcom website at Page of 9 MEA V.2.

2 Report Summary As the radio spectrum is continually changing, these measurements can only provide information on the radio frequency (RF) conditions for the specific locations at the time of the survey. Ofcom performed this survey of the RF emission environment prevailing in the vicinity of on 6 July The following table, sorted in descending order of signal level, summarises the results obtained at each measurement location. Summary of results: Location Total Band Relationship to Limit Courtyard Playground 5.58E-05 /793 By Side Door 3.20E-05 /3202 Front Carpark 5.87E-06 /70476 Rear Playground 4.8E-06 /23900 School Hall 2.74E-06 / Red Classroom 9.60E-07 /04684 Issued on behalf of Ofcom. Issued by: Received by: Andy Cox Technical Investigation Officer Page 2 of 9 MEA V.2.

3 Rear Playground Serial Number: /046 NGR: ST Taken from GPS Start Time: 06 July :06: (M Hz) Serial Number: 83989/005 Limit E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-09 Band : 2.44E-07 GSM 800 (lower) (M Hz) Limit, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0 Band :.09E-08 GSM 800 (upper) (M Hz) Limit, E E-06, E E-07, E E-07, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09 Band : 3.93E-06 Total Band : 4.8E-06 Page 3 of 9 MEA V.2.

4 By Side Door Serial Number: /046 NGR: ST Taken from GPS Start Time: 06 July :9: (M Hz) Serial Number: 83989/005 Limit E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-09 Band :.5E-07 GSM 800 (lower) (M Hz) Limit, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0 Band :.32E-08 GSM 800 (upper) (M Hz) Limit, E E-05, E E-06, E E-07, E E-07, E E-07, E E-07, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08 Band : 3.9E-05 Total Band : 3.20E-05 Page 4 of 9 MEA V.2.

5 Courtyard Playground Serial Number: /046 NGR: ST Taken from GPS Start Time: 06 July :35: (M Hz) Serial Number: 83989/005 Limit E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-09 Band : 2.7E-07 GSM 800 (lower) (M Hz) Limit, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0 Band :.09E-08 GSM 800 (upper) (M Hz) Limit, E E-05, E E-05, E E-06, E E-07, E E-07, E E-07, E E-07, E E-07, E E-08, E E-08 Band : 5.56E-05 Total Band : 5.58E-05 Page 5 of 9 MEA V.2.

6 Red Classroom Serial Number: /046 NGR: ST Taken from GPS Start Time: 06 July :48: (M Hz) Serial Number: 83989/005 Limit E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-09 Band : 4.9E-08 GSM 800 (lower) (M Hz) Limit, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-, E E-, E E- Band : 7.5E-09 GSM 800 (upper) (M Hz) Limit, E E-07, E E-08, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09 Band : 9.E-07 Total Band : 9.60E-07 Page 6 of 9 MEA V.2.

7 School Hall Serial Number: /046 NGR: ST Taken from GPS Start Time: 06 July :0: (M Hz) Serial Number: 83989/005 Limit E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-09 Band :.39E-07 GSM 800 (lower) (M Hz) Limit, E E-09, E E-09, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-, E E-, E E-, E E- Band : 5.26E-09 GSM 800 (upper) (M Hz) Limit, E E-06, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09 Band : 2.60E-06 Total Band : 2.74E-06 Page 7 of 9 MEA V.2.

8 Front Carpark Serial Number: /046 NGR: ST Taken from GPS Start Time: 06 July :5: (M Hz) Serial Number: 83989/005 Limit E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-08 Band : 2.29E-06 GSM 800 (lower) (M Hz) Limit, E E-08, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-09, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0, E E-0 Band : 4.99E-08 GSM 800 (upper) (M Hz) Limit, E E-06, E E-07, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-08, E E-09, E E-09 Band : 3.53E-06 Total Band : 5.87E-06 Page 8 of 9 MEA V.2.

9 Glossary Site: Band: NGR: GPS: Start Time: Officer: : The building or area around which sets of measurements are taken The position within a site at which a single set of measurements is taken. A set of measurements consists of multiple scans of many frequencies within a number of bands A portion of the electromagnetic spectrum reserved for specific radio services The Ordnance Survey national grid reference coordinates of the location. In this survey NGRs are specified to 8-digit (0-metre) resolution. E.g. SJ The Global Positioning System The date and time at which the receiver started taking its measurements at a location The name of the RA representative who carried out the audit The receiver used to perform the measurements The antenna used to perform the measurements The maximum measured electric field strength (db(µv/m)) converted to an equivalent power density Power Density: The electromagnetic energy flowing through a unit area normal to the direction of propagation in a unit time. Measured in Watts per square metre Limit: The reference level given by the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection () for general public exposure to electromagnetic fields limit 0MHz to 400 MHz 2 W/m² 400MHz to 2GHz f / 200 W/m² (where f is frequency in MHz) 2GHz to 300GHz 0 W/m² : The ratio of the measured maximum power density to the limit at a given frequency. A value close to signifies that exposure levels could be near to the limit for that frequency Band : The sum of the frequency exposure quotients for a single band at a location Total Band : The sum of the frequency exposure quotients for all of the measured bands at a location GSM: Global System for Mobile communication ETACS: Extended Total Access Communications TETRA: Terrestrial Trunked Radio 3G: Third Generation mobile-phone services.00e-03:.00e-06:.00e-09:.00e-2: Exponential (or scientific ) number format. Equal to one thousandth Equal to one millionth Equal to one thousand-millionth Equal to one million-millionth Page 9 of 9 MEA V.2.

Mobile Phone Base-Station Audit

Mobile Phone Base-Station Audit Audit site: 34 REYNOLDS PLACE LONDON SE3 8SX In 2000 the Government asked the Radiocommunications Agency to implement a national measurement programme to ensure that emissions