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

[sbjohnston at aol.com]

 I did not say it wasn't a responsibility of amateurs.  It was part of good practice, of course, and hams were allowed by the FCC to make very general assumptions about the exposure situation and not conduct a real analysis.  The new change is that this exemption is gone and a real analysis is now needed.


 
Steve WD8DAS

sbjohnston at aol.com
http://www.wd8das.net/http://af4k-crystals.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: W4BIN <ka4inm at gmail.com>
To: Steve WD8DAS via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, Apr 13, 2021 5:56 pm
Subject: Re: [CW] Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective May 3

  On 4/13/21 6:03 PM, Steve WD8DAS via CW wrote:

> 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.

  This necessity WAS our responsibility before perhaps ten years ago, we
got brief relief, but pressure from the "5G is killing us" crowd has
placed pressure on the FCC, so it is back.  It was on my general test in
2009.

  I was never a general, and that is all I wanted to be.
-- 
  Ron  W4BIN - Understanding is much better than
                                    knowing how.MX
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