[TowerTalk] FCC RF Safety Regs Info Sept 1

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              ARRL PACIFIC DIVISION UPDATE
                     SEPTEMBER 2000
By Jim Maxwell, W6CF, Director, Pacific Division, ARRL
         PO Box 473, Redwood Estates, CA 95044
            (408) 353-3911 (Phone and FAX)
          Packet: W6CF@N0ARY.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM
                Internet: w6cf@arrl.org
WWW Pacific Division Home Page - http://www.pdarrl.org/

RF Safety Regulations Fully In Force Sept. 1

   The time has come. Effective September 1, every US
amateur will be required to be fully compliant with the
FCC's RF Safety regulations. For many, perhaps most US
hams, compliance means only reading and understanding
the regulations themselves. Others, however, effective
September 1 are required not only to read and
understand the regulations, but must also perform a
technical evaluation of their station in order to
determine that their stations are compliant with the
new regulations. Compliance isn't difficult in most
cases; the vast majority of amateurs will find it to be
a "slam dunk." However, compliance with the regulations
is NOT optional. Even aside from the fact that every US
amateur is required to follow the RF safety
regulations, in my opinion amateurs owe it to
themselves, their families, their neighbors, and the
general public to follow the regulations to the letter.
Those who do not clearly understand their obligations
can find a complete description of the rules on the
ARRL web site, as well as tools to make your station
evaluation quite painless. If you have additional
questions, please drop me an email at w6cf@arrl.org or
a letter to my home address, listed in QST, page 10.



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