[TowerTalk] Pacemaker

[Jeff DePolo]

> 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?  I always said I wanted to go 
> SK in front of my rig but I may be re-thinking that oath... 
> Hi  Russ K5ZZR

I don't have any personal experience, but a friend of mine, who is also a
broadcast engineer, was obviously very concerned about getting a pacemaker
due to his line of work.  The manufacturer advised him that, in the
medium-wave AM broadcast range where he would likely be exposed to
high-level fields at transmitter sites, exceeding 1 V/m was not recommended.
So, that pretty much ended his visits to AM sites.  It was roughly 8 years
ago that he received his first implant when we talked about this; not sure
how much has changed since then in terms of the design of pacemakers or the
associated recommendations from their manufacturers and/or medical
professionals.

					--- Jeff WN3A


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