[RTTY] Is AM Radio Harmful?

[Thomas Giella KN4LF]

I strongly doubt that non ionizing RF radiation below microwave frequencies poses an increased danger for cancer, especially at HF frequencies and lower. Now cellphone frequencies at 900 mc I think it is might be another issue, especially as much as many people yack on them endlessly.

Sad thing about it though is that in our society the legal profession is out of control and are successfully suing for all kinds of B.S. stuff. So in a civil court of law where the burden of proof is less anything is possible.

For quite a number of years I've wondered when the legal profession would begin chasing the RF exposure thing. One thing for sure if you think it's hard to put up an antenna now wait until something like this catches on. We hams would be out of business ASAP. 

73,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Plant City, FL, USA
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Larry L Lindblom 
  To: ve3xd at rogers.com 
  Cc: TCG at K4RO.net ; rtty at contesting.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [RTTY] Is AM Radio Harmful?


  That is why I stick with NPR here in the states for AM.

  W0ETC

  On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:08:26 -0400 "VE3XD" <ve3xd at rogers.com> writes:
  > If AM radio was harmful what about the technicians who work full days 
  > under
  > a 50K watt commercial transmitter. The only thing harmful about AM 
  > radio are
  > all the talk shows that propagate over it these days. IMHO. ;-)
  > 
  > 73, Don VE3XD 
  > 
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
  > > [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Larry L 
  > Lindblom
  > > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:27 PM
  > > To: llindblom at juno.com
  > > Cc: TCG at K4RO.net; rtty at contesting.com
  > > Subject: Re: [RTTY] Is AM Radio Harmful?
  > > 
  > > My email program garbled the link so here it is again.
  > > 
  > > www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64579,00.html?tw=newsletter_
  > > topstories_
  > > html
  > > 
  > > 
  > > On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:20:48 -0500 Larry L Lindblom 
  > > <llindblom at juno.com>
  > > writes:
  > > > For anyone who follows this kind of thing here is a recent 
  > > article on 
  > > > RF and Leukemia.  Given the conflicting data I don't have 
  > > much belief 
  > > > in the claimed connection..  Besides, if it were true given 
  > > my battle 
  > > > with Leukemia and other related problem, I'd have a good 
  > > case for an 
  > > > "ambulance chaser."  Of course someone would then need to 
  > > do a study 
  > > > proving the relationship extended to RTTY, CW, & SSB, as I made 
  > my 
  > > > last AM QSO in 1963.  The article is at:
  > > >
  > > http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64579,00.html?tw=news
  > > letter_tops
  > > > tories_html
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