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Alberta Regulation 191/2021

Schedule 10 Minimum Separation Distances

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Table 1 Minimum separation distances between explosives and fixed radiofrequency transmitters

Table 2 Minimum separation distances between explosives and mobile radiofrequency transmitters and cellular telephones

Table 1
Minimum separation distances between explosives and fixed radiofrequency transmitters

[ See sections 503(1), (2) ]

Transmitter power (watts)	Minimum separation distance (metres)
25 or less	30
26 – 50	45
51 – 100	65
101 – 250	110
251 – 500	135
501 – 1000	200
1001 – 2500	300
2501 – 5000	450
5001 – 10 000	675
10 001 – 25 000	1100
25 001 – 50 000	1500
> 50 000	By extrapolation of this data

Table 2
Minimum separation distances between explosives and mobile radiofrequency transmitters and cellular telephones

[ See sections 503(1), (2) ]

Transmitter power (watts)	Minimum separation distance at selected frequencies (metres)
Transmitter power (watts)	VHF 35 — 36 MHz public use 42 — 44 MHz public use 50 — 54 MHz public use	VHF 144 — 148 MHz amateur 150.8 — 161.6 MHz public use	UHF 450 — 470 MHz public use cellular telephones above 800 MHz
5 or less	25	8	5
6 — 10	35	12	8
11 — 30	57	19	12
31 — 50	80	26	17
51 — 100	115	40	24
101 — 200	160	55	35
201 — 250	180	60	40
251 — 500	250	85	55
501 — 1000	355	120	75
1001 — 1500	435	145	95
1501 — 10 000	1115	365	240

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