Could radiation cause white hair?? could that be my problem?? Gee whizzz!!
I'm only just past 70, should I have gray, or white hair already???
carl / kz5ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>
To: "'2'" <2@vc.net>; "Lamb" <k7fm@teleport.com>; "Mike" <W4EF@dellroy.com>;
"AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>; "John T. M. Lyles" <jtml@lanl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: [AMPS] another myth on EMF
>
> When I installed a 70 foot tower at a new home I had just purchased, but
> prior to moving into the home, I thought leaving the tower there with no
> antennas, feedlines or station would get the neighborhood ready...
>
> ...when I moved in about a month later, the neighbor lady from across the
> street immediately came to complain that since I erected the tower, her
> refrigerator didn't work properly. Rather than argue, I said I'd gladly
> look into it, and sure enough, her fridge was stuck in the defrost mode
and
> was warm (heater always on, not letting the compressor kick in). I found
> the little contactor in line with the defroster and flicked it with my
> finger. That nudged it open, the defroster shut off and the compressor
came
> on. 20 minutes later, the fridge was getting cold enough for an 807.
>
> She thanked me for helping, but noted that my tower had obviously done the
> damage, and demanded to know what I was going to do about that. I
replied,
> "I'll be putting antennas on it. If you keep quiet, I'll leave your
> refrigerator alone."
>
> I never heard from her again.
>
> WB2WIK/6
>
> "Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult
problem." --
> Henry Kissinger
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 2 [SMTP:2@vc.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 3:03 AM
> > To: Lamb; Mike; AMPS; John T. M. Lyles
> > Subject: Re: [AMPS] another myth on EMF
> >
> >
> > >
> > >A number of years ago, one of the local counties was considering an
> > amateur
> > >radio tower ordinance. It probably would have sailed through smoothly,
> > but
> > >one ham in particular annoyed his neighbors and they "rallied the
troops"
> > to
> > >attempt to defeat it.
> > >
> > >When the neighbor spoke, she noted that radio frequencies caused real
> > >physical changes to the body. She cited that all of the radio
engineers
> > had
> > >white hair. Amused, I looked around the room and sure enough, she was
> > >right. I guess it was not relevant that these engineers were 60 and 70
> > >years old.
> > >
> > >During her testimony, she almost hyperventilated due to her fear of the
> > >radiation. I spoke briefly and pointed out that if radiation was
indeed
> > >serious, then putting the antenna in the air would decrease the
effects.
> > >After a few hours of testimony, there was a break. The woman bolted
> > outside
> > >and immediately got her cell phone out and lit up a cigarette.
> > >
> > >Remembering that testimony, I have noted that more and more of my ham
> > >friends are getting white hair.
> > >
> > // Excellent, chortles Colin. Thanks,
> > - Sulphur Mountain overlooks the posh Ojai Valley in Ventura County,
> > California where a number of Hollywood "stars" have homes. The FAA
> > decided to build a radar site on Sulphur Mountain. When the building
and
> > the radar antenna dome were visable from the Ojai Valley, trouble loomed
> > on the horizon. There were newspaper and radio talk-show accounts of
> > loved ones coming down with cancer and other life-threatening maladies.
> > Public safety hearings were held. There was much angst and kvetching.
> > People were undoubtedly pretty pissed. However, the FAA had not yet
> > installed the radar transmitter.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > - R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
> > end
> >
> >
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