Re: [IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-06 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott, > > I have not heard of a study either per se, but I have always > wondered. > If the 1/2 watt cel phone is an issue, there will be millions who > come > down with cancer in the future. I have heard pro and con on that > subject > too. 1/2 w

Re: [IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-05 Thread Patrick Martin
Scott, I have not heard of a study either per se, but I have always wondered. If the 1/2 watt cel phone is an issue, there will be millions who come down with cancer in the future. I have heard pro and con on that subject too. 1/2 watt is not much, but of course it is next to your head. Then there

Re: [IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-05 Thread Scott Fybush
Patrick Martin wrote: > Scott, > > I have known a lot of engineers through the years that worked around a > lot of high power AM, FM, & TV transmitters and quite a few passed on > with some kind of cancer, but also a lot of other people die of cancer > too. But I have always wondered, being around

Re: [IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-05 Thread Patrick Martin
Scott, I have known a lot of engineers through the years that worked around a lot of high power AM, FM, & TV transmitters and quite a few passed on with some kind of cancer, but also a lot of other people die of cancer too. But I have always wondered, being around a lot of high RF, how healthy is

Re: [IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-05 Thread Bruce Portzer
As I understand it, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 gave the FCC sole jurisdiction over r.f. exposure matters. In other words, local officials cannot legally consider health issues when deciding whether to approve radio facilities. The FCC established r.f. exposure requirements soon after

Re: [IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-05 Thread Scott Fybush
Joe Miller, KJ8O wrote: > RADIO HEALTH: RADIO AND LEUKEMIA LINK HALTS TOWERS > > A county official in Washington state has ruled that > two AM towers can’t be built until possible health > dangers of electromagnetic energy are analyzed. This > is an action that could have far ranging implication

[IRCA] Reposting from www.qrz.com

2008-01-05 Thread Joe Miller, KJ8O
RADIO HEALTH: RADIO AND LEUKEMIA LINK HALTS TOWERS A county official in Washington state has ruled that two AM towers can’t be built until possible health dangers of electromagnetic energy are analyzed. This is an action that could have far ranging implications for anyone wanting to put in a new