[TowerTalk] Pacemaker

[Dave AA6YQ]

+ AA6YQ comments below

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.

+ When our town first began using wireless keypads for voting at Town Meeting, there was concern that the keypads' WiFi-band signals
could interfere with voters' pacemakers and other implanted medical devices. I contacted several device manufactures, and found them
both willing and prepared to discuss acceptable signal levels. Thus I suggest that you determine the make and model of the pacemaker
being considered, and then contact the manufacturer directly for guidance.

         73,

                Dave, AA6YQ