Required skills
communication skills to liaise with customer on operational and site matters
literacy skills to interpret technical documentation, including antenna specifications and test equipment manuals
numeracy skills to:
evaluate different types of technical data
interpret results
take radio frequency (RF) measurements
planning and organisation skills to arrange site access
safety awareness skills to:
apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and occupational health and safety (OHS) standards
work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment
technical skills to:
assemble antenna according to plans
physically align antenna
strip, prepare and terminate single, dual, triple and quad shield coaxial cable
use hand and power tools and operate test equipment
use multimeter to test coaxial cable
use signal level meter or spectrum analyser.
Required knowledge
antenna:
directivity
front to back ratio
optimum placement
pattern
polarisation
bit error ratio (BER)
coaxial cable types and properties
electromagnetic waves:
absorption by trees and buildings
awareness of exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
reflection
legislation, codes of practice and other formal agreements that directly impact on antenna installation
modulation:
bandwidth
individual spectrum shape of analog and digital television signals and DAB+ digital radio signals
modulation error ratio (MER)
RF spectrum:
Australian DAB+ digital radio channel frequencies
Australian television UHF and VHF channel plan (digital and analog)
terminology related to bands used for broadcasting (Bands I , II, III, IV and V)
signal level expressed in dBuV units
specific OHS requirements that impact on the installation of terrestrial antenna equipment
television antenna product knowledge.