Subject:  EMF in the barnyard (fwd)
Date:     Mon, 3 Aug 1998 082740 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru@hotmail.com
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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:11:43 +1000
From: myra kyneur 
To: w-m-a@reach.net
Cc: marjlundquist@yahoo.com
Subject: EMF in the barnyard

Dear Wolfgang Sherer
We were very interested in your account of radiofrequeny radiation
(RFR)effects on cattle and  birds  on the  Bavarian farm. Of particular
interest were the effects on the birds, as we have documented three cases of
RFR effects on birds here in Sydney, Australia.
We thought you may find this of interest also.  The exquisite sensitivity of
the canary, and it would seem other birds, is obviously incompatible with
the radiofrequency radiation (RFR) associated with cellular phone
transmitters. A warning for the human population?

Ww wonder if it would be a useful exercise to survey the caged bird
population within a given distance from mobile phone base stations.

Following are the cases we have documented.
Case 1.. Fairlight NSW : Unusual behaviour of flock of approx. 17 black
crows that usually  roosted on the roof of a high rise apartment block.
After the installation of a mobile phone base station (MBS) nearby resident
noticed the birds became noisier and unsettled. This behaviour continued for
about two weeks-the  birds are now no longer in this neighbourhood.

Case2.. Caringbah NSW : Within 200 metres of a MBS Bantam hens and roosters
died unexpectedly from unknown causes,  within a short time of the
installation of the MBS.
Note: On the same premises, a family of two adults and three young adults
each progressively developed 'microwave hearing' and moderate to severe
headaches after the same MBS installation. 
The headaches diminished after alterations were made to the electricity
power supply in the street. (Details available on request) 
The microwave hearing  associated with the MBS continues.

Case 3...Kirrawee NSW: For a number of years an exotic bird breeder had
approx. 350 birds located one hundred metres distance from a radiofrequency
antenna used by a paging service.  Within  four months of the installation
being upgraded to a mobile base station (MBS) most birds refused to breed,
those that did breed prematurely removed the young from the nests.  Two only
young birds survived the season, one only has feathers, the other none at
all.     
Some species became aggressive, defeathering their mates. 
The owner has since moved house.

Comments to: Betty Venables, Co-ordinator, C/- Email address as above or
postal address,  EMR SAFETY NETWORK-INTERNATIONAL, 216 President Ave Miranda
NSW 2228 Australia
fred moore




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