[BC] uplink ERP - RF hazard?

[Ron Nott]

In my opinion, the general public and particularly our politicians do 
not know that there are two kinds of radiation, ionizing and 
non-ionizing.  To most, radiation is radiation and all of it is dangerous.

Radiation from decaying uranium is clearly dangerous, but 
electromagnetic radiation, whether 60 Hz or way up in RF is 
not.  However, the old Nike missile system utilized 9 GHz with a 
wavelength of about 3 cm.  This is close to the dimensions of 
testicles and eyeballs, so the 5 MW pulses were likely to cause 
damage by heating and we avoided it.

Ignorance to the two types of radiation has led to public worry about 
all forms of radiation.

Ron Nott, DVP

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Mathis" <thebeaver32 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] uplink ERP - RF hazard?


>You have NOTHING to worry about. This business of radiation-caused 
>illness is a bunch of horse hockey. I've worked around high-powered 
>radio transmitters since I got my first job, and it's had absolutely 
>no effect on
>me.