29 Feb 08 07:51, TOM WALKER wrote to RICHARD WEBB:


 RW>> True, and this makes me wonder about all those folks with a cell
 RW>> phone constantly glued to their ears. Remember, many of us had
 RW>> questions about the right way to operate a vhf/uhf fm handheld
 RW>> transceiver for rf safety on our license tests.  Yah I know, some of
 RW>> them transmit up to 3-5 watts on high power.

 RW>> STill rf in those ranges on up does a rather nice job of vibrating
 RW>> those wat molecules and keeping 'em moving, hence the popularity of
 RW>> the microwave oven COnsider what that might do over time to your ear
 RW>> canal, your brain even.

 TW> Microwave ovens are up in the 2000 Mhz range. And use FAR more power
 TW> then a Cell phone. And since the heating effect is Highly Frequency
 TW> dependent 800 Mhz,

You should tell that to the HAMs that have died because they tuned their
UHF rigs with one hand in the transmitter section and a light bulb in
their mouths. Can you say cancer?

                R\%/itt



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