[TowerTalk] FCC RF Safety Regs Info Sept 1

[W4EF@dellroy.com]

Yuri,

The most recent news that I had heard of on this subject was that there was
some scientific evidence linking cellular phone use to certain types of
ephithelia cancer (I believe the study showed a significant correlation between 
the side of the head where the cancer occured and which side of the head
the person held the phone against). I do not know whether or not the study
proved causation. Studies of low frequency EM fields have indicated that
unless you are in prolonged close "occupational" proximity to power lines, there is
no evidence of increased risk for disease (e.g. its safe to live next to powerlines). 
All this should be put in proper perspective though. A well know environmental 
pundit in California put it very well when he stated that you are hundreds of time 
more likely to die of cancer (from all know causes) or heart disease than you are to 
succumb to a disease originating from any of these very weak and somewhat 
dubious causal factors (e.g. the srict vegetarian who hasn't quite smoking yet is 
a good example of the thinking involved). People tend to worry about insignificant
things that have a very weak effect (neighbor with ham radio tower), and ignore 
things that are very likely to kill them (poor fitness, diet, high stress levels, lack 
of proper preventive care, etc). 

As far as ozone depletion being an environmental myth, I think you may be 
suffering from somekind of ditto head political zealotry. Space based millimeter 
wave radiometers clearly show that upper atmospheric chlorine "eats" O3. 
Furthermore, it is known that HCFCs are a major source of upper atmospheric chlorine. 
What is in question, is whether or not the reductions in global use of HCFCs will 
have the desired effect (that is,  an increase in ozone levels). Similary, with global 
warming the science clearly shows that atmospheric C02 levels have been on the rise 
for the last 100 years, and that this rise is due to industrial activity. As I understand it, 
this part is undisputed. The main and current unanswered question is what will be the 
overall effect of this CO2 rise on the earth's climate. Will it  be cataclysmic, or it will it 
"in the noise" compared with natural varations variations that are beyond our control. 
Science does not have a clear answer to this question yet. More data is needed.

The most dangerous thing I see out there is the emotional reactionary thinking 
that exists on both sides of these controversial issues. Ditto head zealouts who 
think that all environmental policy is "hogwash" spawned by commy pinkos
in black helicopters are just as dangerous as environmental wackos who 
think that anything that smacks of being pro-environment is good public 
policy. Charlatons disguised as  new age healers are more than happy to sell
you poison because Congress put them beyond the reach of the evil pinkos 
at the FDA. On the other hand, bozos in the California Air Resources Board were 
dumb enough to fall for the MTBE scam because it was sold as good environmental 
policy. Nothing like more expensive gasoline that poisons drinking water and does
nothing to clean up the air. When caught up in their political enthusiasm, people
often forget that hucksters, hustlers, scam artists, and even the well meaning but
misguided activist can appear clothed in garb of either political extreme. 

Mike, W4EF..............................................................................................................


----- Original Message -----
From: <K3BU@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FCC RF Safety Regs Info Sept 1


>
> In a message dated 9/1/2000 7:57:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> mcduffie@actcom.net writes:
>
> >
> >  By the way, there is far more evidence that says rf damages human
> >  tissue, than there is that says it doesn't.
> >
>
> Where is it? Can you point to some valid studies besides
> "environmentablist's" press releases? Like there "may be" danger?
>
> You can wrap your head in 40m dipole and transmit kilowatt for days, and
you
> will be OK. Again look at all those 90-year old farts, licensed since no
> licenses were around, working around multi killowatt stations for 8 hrs a
day
> and fooling around with big amps at home, many of the alive and QRV. (Just
> ask W8AH  :-)
>
> >>Every time I see some newbie wanting to
> get on hf and stringing his dipole across the ceiling in the house
> because he "can't" put up outside antennas, I am just that much more
> disappointed in where our hobby has gone.  Many of these people are
> putting their ceiling dipoles right under someone else's floor, possibly
> within inches of someone's children.<<
>
> Yea, because he can pass his dummied down extra license, and he is not
> allowed to put up tower. What a way to feed the rebars in the concrete
floor,
> only "light extra" can dream this up.
>
> It is amazing how people can get brainwashed by our "media". Few "reports"
> that there may be a danger, and bingo it becomes a "fact".
>
> If you want to live long, stop stuffing your body with sugars and
> carbohydrates, eat meat and protein, strengthen the immune system and call
CQ
> 24 hours a day till your 100th birthday.
>
> It is the same hogwash as freon causes ozone holes, global warming and we
> should be eating vegetarian. You can believe what you want, but the facts
> speak for themselves, just the facts maaam!
>
> Yuri, K3BU
>
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