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Re: [TowerTalk] Pacemaker

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pacemaker
From: "R.Morris" <robrk@nidhog.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:56:43 -0400
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Work CW, figure what 70 beats per minute is in WPM, you should be Ok...

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> On Sep 18, 2018, at 19:52, Chuck Tifft via TowerTalk 
> <towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> Pacemakers have been fairly RF proof for a long time. I have gone through 2, 
> and am 3 years into the third. ( Battery Life is only about 5 to 7 years, and 
> then they replace the whole unit) I am a TV Broadcast RF engineer, my job is 
> to maintain a 90KW and  80 KW UHF transmitters. I have never had an issue, 
> ever. Ham wise I run legal limit 160M through 10M on a 60'X100' lot. Again no 
> issues.
> Good luck with the ICD
> 
> 73's Chuck
> W6RD
> 
>> On 9/18/2018 4:26 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On 9/18/2018 4:13 PM, Russ Dearmore via TowerTalk wrote:
>>> I may be getting a pacemaker and was wondering if I have to relocate my 
>>> transmitter and Alpha 8410 amp or what do others do to keep from becoming a 
>>> SK?
>> 
>> RF is radiated by antennas, not transmitters (unless something is broken in 
>> your shack), so spacing to antennas is what matters. This would be a good 
>> time to check on the quality of all coax and coax connectors, making sure 
>> that none are JUNK or are poorly installed. All should be properly soldered 
>> and wrench tight. JUNK is defined as any coax connector that doesn't have 
>> Amphenol or a MIL-spec number stamped onto it. This also applies to adapters.
>> 
>> Last I heard, pacemakers were not susceptible to MF and HF. Read the info on 
>> the one you're getting.
>> 
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>> 
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