Maybe I was a bit flippant, Pete. You're absolutely right, it is the law,
and I had done the calculations in both locations, on all my antennas,
though I haven't renewed my license since the rule went into effect. The
dipole, 15 feet over my head, should be safe in an uncontrolled environment
beyond 2.83 ft., according to the calculator. So, I doubt the fellow who
asked would have a problem, either, but he should check.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Radio location in relation to antenna
>
> At 07:56 AM 10/18/1999 -0500, Ed wrote:
> >
> >Hi, Terry...
> >
> >Although I'd much rather be on the ground floor, we just moved into our
> >second house where my shack is located on the second floor, almost
directly
> >beneath two antennas. Not glowing in the dark yet, turning green or
> >anything like that. What negative health issues I have either preceded
> >these locations or are attributable to getting a few years
> >older. (Theoretically I suppose you'll be a bit close to your antennas
for
> >comfort but for the first 40 years of my ham career we didn't know the
> >supposed dangers of being too close to an RF source and I never knew
anyone
> >to suffer from it. Do you have a spare lead suit laying around?)
>
> There is an on-line RF exposure calculator on the Web that will tell you
> whether the RF exposure inside your house (not to mention your shack)
meets
> FCC standards. Whatever the merits of the concern about RF exposure, that
> regulation is the law, and people renewing licenses without having done
the
> assessment (and corrected the exposure level if necessary) are violating
it.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Sometimes a tower is just a tower
>
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