Business Radio Systems - radio coverage surveys

Directorate of Telecommunications, Scottish Office 1982 - 1991
RF and Line of Site (LoS) surveys at 1.8/2.3 Ghz for the new microwave radio system for the Police & Fire service.

Directorate of Telecommunications, Scottish Office 1990 - 1996
Radio coverage surveys, line of site surveys (LoS) for new radio system for the NHS and Scottish Ambulance Service. Evaluation of radio coverage when system installed.

Directorate of Telecommunications, Scottish Office 1991 - 1996
LoS surveys for new Microwave bearer network (S.D.B.N.) 7,12 23,38 Ghz) Surveys, site negotiations. Clerk of works duties to radio installers.

Mobile Radio surveys also undertaken at the new frequency allocations at 152 & 155 Mhz for Police and Fire Services throughout Scotland. This was for W.A.R.C. migration from Band II to high band for emergency services

Directorate of Telecommunications, Scottish Office, Edinburgh 1982 - 1996

1996. Mountain Rescue Service.
Radio coverage surveys; Tayside region.

1997 for Radiant Consultancy Group
Radio surveys and design for proposed new radio system for Fife Regional Council

1997 for Coopers & Lybrand
Radio site surveys for East of Scotland Water new radio network. Design system based on trunked PMR network, replacing old system.

1997,1998 for The Radio Authority
Radio coverage surveys for Radio 106 FM (now Century FM).
Radio coverage surveys for Vibe FM.
Own pump-up mast on rear of 4 wheel drive vehicle. Evaluate & confirm coverage maps of these two broadcast stations.

1998 & 1999 for Scottish Telecom
RF & site surveys for new Pole Mounted Automated Relay System (PMAR) for Scottish Telecom for Scottish Power. RF surveys using own 4 wheel drive vehicle with pump-up mast. Design system to link strategic electricty poles and transformers back to a data controller (SCADA system) Surveys at 400 Mhz).

1997, 1998 & 1999 for Thorne for Vodafone & Cellnet
Line of Site surveys for new Highlands & Islands radio scheme for Vodafone & Cellnet. Using 4-wheel drive vehicle, 18m trailer mast, 12m telescopic mast, strobes, 1KW lamp, etc etc. (links on 23,38,56 Ghz)

2000 - 2002
Radio planning and surveys for PowerFM, locating Band II transmitters on Lanzarote.

2003 - Radio coverage surveys for East Midlands Elecricity; to expand their existing SCADA system. (for RSI)

2002 - 2004 for Wlanzarote
Broadband Wireless network across lanzarote. LoS planning/surveys to provide island wide broadband wireless across the island of Lanzarote, Canaries.

Directorate of Telecommunications, Scottish Office; for Scottish Office Fisheries Protection Agency.
Trials of new HF system on 4,6 & 8 Mhz for ships and aircraft. testing of different HF antenna types including magnetic loops.

Directorate of Telecommunications, Scottish Office; for Fisheries Inspectorate.
Radio coverage surveys Pitlochry, Tayside. Walk/drive testing to establish which would be best system for security division to guard salmon stocks during silent hours. Mobile phone network or PMR.

Survey antenna mounted on a 18m pump-up telescopic mast. Equipment in mobile trailer and the landrover.

Tracked vehicle needed to get to some of the greenfield sites for the RF surveys in the Scottish Highlands.

18metre trailer mast holding up a shrouded yagi for the end to end microwave surveys. This site at Ecclefechan, Dumfries & Galloway region and was 'greenfield' at the time.