[CW] Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective May 3

[sbjohnston at aol.com]

 That's one of the most important questions, Doc, and the ARRL announcement did a weak job of covering that point.  

As far as I can tell no filing would be needed, just an analysis of your station(s) covering every antenna and every band at highest possible power levels for each.  

Another question:  Did anyone actually do a study of amateur stations to see if the exemption was a mistake and this change is really needed?  I doubt it, or if someone did I bet it is full of assumptions.  I'd expect that 99.9% of amateur stations lack any real risk of significant RF exposure, but  now everyone still has to do the analysis and document the results.

In my opinion the few at-risk hams are VHF-and-up enthusiasts, with the increased body absorption and higher gain antenna issues.  But most of those operators usually like their antennas way up high - where no people are - further reducing the number who have an exposure risk.  

Seems like there is an insignificantly-small fraction of the amateurs who even have any chance of being over the limits, yet 100% are going to have to document their status. Absurd.  A lot of fooling around to stop that one guy from running 1500 watts into a microwave dish pointed into his own apartment building.

 
Steve WD8DAS

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From: Dr Jim Kennedy via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
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Subject: Re: [CW] Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective May 3

Does this imply a filing with the FCC? If so where to and how?

73, Doc - K2PHD


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