Subject:  (Ozaktas) (Suzanne) Gaussmeter & telephones (fwd)
Date:     Wed, 28 Apr 1999 053502 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:30:12 +0400 (EET DST)
From: Haldun Ozaktas 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: (Suzanne) Gaussmeter & telephones (fwd)


My experience with measuring telephones is that it is difficult
to get a steady reading, but the mG may be in the range you
suggest.

My opinion is that there is now way you can avoid incidental
exposures in modern society to highish fields. Even if you
avoid the phone, maybe you will be exposed standing in the
elevator, or unaware talking to someone in front of the circuit
box at some building.

So, unless you are electrically sensitive and immediately effected,
the best is not to worry too much about brief exposures in the
1-25 mG range or so. Even if you do, you won't be able to avoid
them easily. Much more important is to keep around the clock
or sleeping/working place exposures really low (below 1 mG),
than the phone.

Still, some phones have less than others, so you might try
and choose the lowest.

Haldun

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:18:20 +0100
> From: azul@flash.net
> To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
> Subject: Gaussmeter & telephones
> 
> Dear Roy,
> 
> I just borrowed a gauss meter (Dr. Gauss) from a friend and tested it on
> some telephones. At first I was amazed that it hit a 10 against the
> earpiece of a Sony cordless 900 mHz phone. (and I realize that that
> doesn't even include the emissions in the 900 MHz range but only the
> 50/60hz). So then I tested a regular phone which has no DC plug, the
> only source of energy is from the phone line. This, to my surprise, also
> gave a 10 milligauss reading. What does this mean? I hope it doesn't
> mean what I think it does. If so, the reading is much higher than my Mac
> computer (2, where I sit), and once again, I realize that there may be
> other emissions that the gauss meter doesn't pick up. Thanks to anyone
> who can help.
> 
> Also, what is a safe distance from airport radar? I remember reading
> about that in an earlier email but I forgot which one.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Suzanne
> 
> 



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