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> From: "Les" <buchholz@alaska.net>
> To: "ACE, N8QNP" <A.C.Flock@commkey.net>, <rfi@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RFI] RFI and pacemakers
To: <rfi@contesting.com>
> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 13:47:26 -0900
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> The ARRL published an article on pacemakers some time ago ( a few
> years?).
> It listed on the ARRL WEB Page at http://www.arrl.org/tis/#Packages on
> the
> bottom third of the page under packages titles and is called:
>
> "EMI - Pacemaker Susceptibility of cardiac pacemakers to
> interference".
>
> You may want to get in touch with ARRL and get a copy, or if someone
> on this
> reflector has the QST issue the article was in, maybe they could fax
> you a
> copy (I did not keep that issue or I would send you the info). To
> relieve
> your fears it generally indicated its not a problem unless high power
> and
> VERY close to an antenna.
>
> This month's QST (Janurary 1998, Page 50) has a workup format to
> evaluate a
> station for compliance with the coming requirement of FCC RF exposure
> standards. It looks at power, mode and type of antenna versus how far
> away
> you should be for acceptable exposure and no risk. If your station
> looks
> good under the evaluating template, I would think there is no impact
> to
> pacemakers.
>
> Good Luck
>
> Les - KL7J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ACE, N8QNP <A.C.Flock@commkey.net>
> To: rfi@contesting.com <rfi@contesting.com>
To: <rfi@contesting.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 12:38 PM
> Subject: [RFI] RFI and pacemakers
>
> >Got a call from the FCC Thursday and was informed that a neighbor
> called
> >them with a complaint that someone or something is causing
> interference
> with
> >their pacemaker. I was asked by the FCC to operate on low power over
> this
> >weekend. The party involved is going to have the pacemaker checked
> out by
> >their doctor.
> >
> >I was always under the impression that a microwave oven could cause
> such a
> >problem, but never heard of a pacemaker having problems at lower
> freqs.
> such
> >as 144, 220, 440. The FCC is going to be calling back around Monday
> or
> >Tuesday as a follow up.
> >
> >Anyone have any input or ideas on what I can do besides lowering my
> output
> >power?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Ace
> >
> >Aubrey Flock N8QNP Dayton, Ohio
> >10-X 68625 CBC 386
> >email A.C.Flock@commkey.net or n8qnp@hotmail.com
> >http://www.commkey.net/flock
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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