[QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] RF Safety FAQ Updated

[Kai]

Mickey,
There is a group of us in the ARRL RFSC who are tackling a thorny problem 

regarding  compliance, especially for VHF/UHF handhelds, involving Specific 
Absorption Rate (SAR) determinations - a measurement from which we were 
previously exempt.
SAR is a measure of how much energy is deposited internally into a human body, 
as compared with MPE (maximum permissible exposure, externally to the body).
The standards have not changed; the "new rules" simply eliminate the ham 
exemptions.
We are working with the FCC and also the RSGB in GB on this problem.
Those calculators that you mentioned are useful at distances, but do not deal 
with the pesky SAR cases. They deal only with a simplified MPE compliance.

More details will be revealed as we progress, and the ARRL web pages will 
be 
updated.

Meanwhile, do everything as before.

Kindest regards,
Kai Siwiak, KE4PT
ARRL RF Safety Committee


On 4/29/2021 16:41, Bill wrote:
>
> Several of you have written or called, concerned about the new FCC
> requirements that we all document that our stations don't exceed
> standards set in 1997.
>
> Don't panic! It isn't all that difficult and ARRL is busy developing
> education and online tools to help you.
>
> Please take a look at the new RF Safety exposure FAQ on the ARRL RF
> Safety page at;
>
> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/RFsafetyCommittee/RFXFAQ.pdf
>
> As always, reach out if you have questions or comments.
>
> 73,
>
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