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HOW THIS IS DONE INVOLVES A LENGTHY EXPLANATION, BUT YOU CAN ENTER THE
DIMENSIONS OF YOUR ANTENNA AND USE THE NEAR FIELD CALCULATOR BUILT INTO
MOST ANTENNA MODELING PROGRAMS.  ALTHOUGH ITS BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF
MOST AMATEURS, THE FCC WOULD ALSO PERMIT YOU TO MAKE MEASUREMENTS OF FIELD
STRENGTH.  TO DO THIS ACCURATELY REQUIRES A CALIBRATED ANTENNA AND
MEASURING INSTRUMENT.  THE SMALL HANDHELD ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EMF METERS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE GENERALLY DONT GIVE GOOD RESULTS.  MITIGATION IF YOU
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