[Boatanchors] Tri-Phazers

[Ken Kaplan]

Rob,

Not sure what you mean about non-ionizing radiation. Just about any 
radiation in large enough amounts can be harmful. For instance, 
ultraviolet radiation can ruin your day. Infrared can harm the eyes 
(cataracts). I wouldn't want to stand too close to a leaky microwave 
oven. I don't know if RF causes cancer but it can cause tissue heating. 
What are the ramifications of exposure to RF from a big linear at 15 or 
10 meters? Dunno. Also didn't know that the FCC guidelines are baseless. 
Any documentation to back that up? Not arguing, just want to learn. I 
remember that RF safety was a significant part of the question pool for 
the FCC exams. I assumed it was valid. I'm not prepared to test as I'm 
all out of lab rats.

As for the Tri-Phazers, the BS in the audiophile world never ceases to 
amaze me. I have made the trip to the CES show in Vegas many times and 
have witnessed in person some really idiotic audiophile stuff. One guy 
was selling Leviton duplex AC power wall sockets for $250. He took them 
apart and gold plated all the metal parts. Probably 15 cents worth of 
gold. Ahh, the improved ambiance - lower lows & higher highs. Don't get 
me started on the cable industry. However, being an audiophile does not 
necessarily mean you are an idiot.

73 Ken kb7rgg

On 12/19/2011 8:08 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> Laugh but how many of you have been suckered by alternative medicine,
> chiropractors, acupuncture, herbal remedies, magnet wrist bands,
> homeopathic remedies and other medical quackery?  Then there are the
> RF causes cancer suckers.   A scientifically poorly educated society
> is causing real headaches for some professions and industries
> including ham radio (example, the FCC's baseless "guidelines for RF
> exposure" forced on all hams by the political and legal establishment
> which is unable to understand or accept the concept of non-ionizing
> radiation).
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ