[AMRadio] PACE MAKER QUESTION

[Clay W7CE]

Cardiologists are smart guys but very few are also RF or Electrical 
Engineers.  Find out the manufacturer and model number of the pacemaker 
and then contact the manufacturer.  Ask them for the EMC specifications 
for the pacemaker.  You specifically want to know the maximum safe field 
strength as a function of frequency.  I'm willing to bet that the 
numbers are quite different for 80M vs. 6M.  Then use one of the online 
calculators to determine the maximum field strength anywhere in the 
house or yard for all bands that you operate on (be sure to account for 
antenna gain).  Then to be extra cautious, make sure that you never 
exceed half the recommended maximum field strength.

On 12/22/2010 2:57 PM, cemilton at aol.com wrote:
> Bob, and others...........
>
> Just a suggestion here..................... we're out of the range of the ham radio operator on this subject.  Best left to doctors who are treating their patient.  Opinions here could easily result in death to someone.  A good time to have empathy, sympathy and genuine concern.  All are good traits.
>
> But let the medicine men (and women) handle this one.
>
> I have a brother who is also a ham who is a recent pacemaker recipient.  Same concern.  I deferred (as did he) to his cardioligist.
>
> best 73 de W4MIL
> Chuck
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Peters<rwpeters at swbell.net>
> To: 'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'<amradio at mailman.qth.net>; 'BOATANCHORS'<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 22, 2010 2:59 pm
> Subject: [AMRadio] PACE MAKER QUESTION
>
>
> Does anyone in the group know of anybody that operates on AM with a Pace
> aker. I have a buddy whose xyl just got  a pacemaker ... The Dr said not
> ore than 100 Watts and at least 20 feet away... Does anyone know the truth
> n this???  Thanks Folks and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all..
>
> ery Best 73's
> ob Peters
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