Subject: Macintosh Airport Health Evaluation (Beaver)(Pritchett)..
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 111319 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers"
To: emfguru
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 08:33:20 -0800
From: "Robert L. Pritchett"
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: RE: Macintosh Airport Health Evaluation (Beaver)..
Somewhere in past posts to this list, I mentioned what I gathered about the
technology from the Lucent Dog&Pony show done in Portland OR a few weeks
ago, where I was told that the Lucent WaveLAN, (which is what the Apple
AirPort uses) only uses .003 Watts as opposed to 3-5 Watts used by Microwave
ovens and Cell phones. The basestations use more in order to communicate the
150 foot range these iBook units use. However, to show that they could
operate a phone circuit 3 miles away, they did boost the power and got phone
service to a previously unreachable location, so wattage can be increased
for range with the WaveLAN technology. I had previously provided links as
well...
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Robert L. Pritchett, RCDD LAN Specialist
Telephony Engineer
SCM Consultants, Inc.
7601 W. Clearwater Ave Suite 301
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: 509-783-1625
FAX: 509-783-1861
http://www.scm-ae.com/robertscorner
robertp@scm-ae.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Roy L. Beavers [mailto:rbeavers@llion.org]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 8:12 AM
To: emfguru
Subject: Macintosh Airport Health Evaluation (Beaver)..
.......Christopher:
Don't you think they deserve an "A" for honesty..... Possibly a
"B" for truthfullness..... (There ARE studies, like the Lai studies,
that should have been mentioned.) But perhaps a "D' for being so
tardy.....
(Gary Brown should have some interest in this one!!!)
Cheerio....
Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
roy@emfguru.com
.....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
NEW!!! Website
...................People are more important than profits.................
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Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 08:04:32 -0800
From: Christopher Beaver
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: Macintosh Airport Health Evaluation
Dear Roy:
In response to my request to the MacInTouch web-site for information on
radiation levels from Apple's Airport system that is now available for
their portable computers and other reader questions, the following note
was posted.
[quotation begins]
Health Issues
After the recent "Is your cell phone killing you?" article from PC
Computing, AirPort users might wonder, "Is my iBook killing me?"
Recalling claims by police officers that years of holding radar guns on
their laps caused infertility or cancer, another question to ask might
be, "Is my iBook sterilizing me?"
Unfortunately, I know of no studies of possible health hazards of
wireless networks. Since the technology is so new, it will probably be
some time before there are any. But given that AirPort uses similar
frequencies to cellular phones, there may be cause for concern. How much
concern? I have no idea.
I can think of two reasons why wireless networks may be less of a risk
than cellular phones. First, when the wireless network is idle AirPort
transmissions are very light. Second, the iBook's antenna is in the top
and the AirPort card is inside the shielded bottom.
Until more is known, I suggest the following common sense precautions.
Keep AirPort turned off when not in use, especially in iBooks. When
AirPort is in use, set an iBook on a table or the seat next to you to
put more distance between wireless broadcasts and your lap.
[quotation ends]
Best,
Christopher Beaver
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