Subject:  Letter to wireless communication company (Karow).
Date:     Sun, 05 Nov 2000 105016 -0600
From:     Roy Beavers 
To:       guru 
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Subject: letter to wireless communication company
   Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 23:05:55 -0800
   From: "Hans Karow" 
     To: "Roy Beavers" 

 Roy,

recently we won a cellular tower fight without fighting.

Two letters to the Editor of the local  weekly newspaper, a simple petition with lots of
signatures, a few presentations and the following letter to the wireless company let the
company withdraw their application for a proposed cellular tower on a mountain near to the
core of the Village of Summerland in BC.

The company is however looking for alternative sites near Summerland, and we will be
following Them from mountain to mountain (or church steeples)!

The company (ROGERS WIRELESS) has responded to  my letter but avoided to answer the
questions.

Anyone else involved in a cell tower struggle might use the following letter.

If anyone please could check and inform what else the company should be asked.

Hans

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



letter to a wireless communication company:

Dear Mr. (name of company’s representative)

Re: Proposed wireless communication microwave tower on (name of mountain or other sites)

I recently purchased a small-acreage farm for my future semi-retirement in the proximity
of the region designated for the above-mentioned tower, which l just learned of a few days
ago.

Furthermore, l was informed that there is a coalition petitioning against the installation
of the proposed tower.

In order to get a clear picture, and to find out whether l should be concerned for my
family and others, l kindly ask you to please respond to my questions below as soon as
possible so that l may investigate still further and make an informed decision for myself
in regard to the proposed project.

Questions:

  1. How many feet high will the tower be in the final stage, also considering future
     ‘toppings’?
  2. Please state how many transmitters will be added to the tower shortly after tower
     erection ( first two years) and thereafter, how many more are planned to be attached
     to this tower.
  3. Please state for what purpose each of these transmitters is going to be used ( i.e.;
     TV, Radio, Cellular phone, Wireless internet, Enhancer of any other type of
     communications systems such as fire, ambulance, police dept, or public works dept.)
  4. Will any of the transmitters now, or in the future, also transmit or receive directly
     to or from other communication towers and/or communication satellites, including
     those for enhancing purposes?
  5. Please list every single transmitter/enhancer designated to be attached now and in
     the future, plus all pertinent data concerning parameters, such as:

          - Frequencies ( including range of frequencies for each transmitter)

          - Maximum allowable out-put (Wattage) for each and every transmitter/enhancer
          now and in the future.

     6.    . Please give information as to the location of any presently existing
     transmitter towers ( including those installed by other companies), and their
     dead spots, within a 10km radius from the core of the city ( school / play
     ground / hospital / Main Street).

          Also include information on projected plans for applications within the next
          10-15 years.
     7. On a map displaying the serving area to be covered by your proposed tower, please
     indicate the presently existing dead spots from which no one can use cellular phones
     or other devices. Please classify these either devices which depend on transmitter
     towers, and state the company/companies from which they originate.

  8. Which government authority, or any other agency, checks the output and frequency of
     each transmitter, and at what intervals are these checks carried out?
  9. Could you please state the closest distance of your proposed tower to the following:

       a. frequently visited public areas ( such as shopping centers, recreational park,
          hiking trails etc.,)
       b. the nearest residential home.
       c. hospital, school, library, university, and playgrounds.

     10. In regard to the above section 7., for each case please state the dose/exposure
     as to the specific absorption rate (SAR, unit measure in W/Kg), AND the power density
     (indicating the field strength, unit: milliWatts per square centimeter) from

       a. your proposed tower only
       b. from all compounded transmissions of any transmitters, (including radio/TV,
          communications satellites, and stealth towers) not limited to the 10 km radius.

     11. Will the proposed tower ever be used for frequency ranges that do not fall under
     the country’s/ state’s Safety Code Regulations?
          If so, please state those frequencies.
     12. Has your company applied for an environmental assessment of the proposed site
     region? If so, would you be so kind as to send me a copy of it as soon as possible.

 13. Are you, or your company, aware of any cases around the globe where transmitter
     towers have resulted in property devaluation? If so, please specify these cases.
 14. In case of any possible compensation / liability claims, (other than those due to
     damages caused by structural parts of the tower), does your company have coverage in
     the event of damages caused now, or at a later date, by electromagnetic radiation
     from your transmitters? If so, please state the maximum amount of insurance.

     15. Recently there has been a significant acceleration in worldwide public concern
     regarding the dubious safety of wireless technology, therefore I am asking you to
     please cite and forward to me all studies that indicate that the particular antenna
     and signal design chosen by your company will do no harm to living things, including
     human populations irradiated by these signals.

     16. I would also appreciate it if you could indicate any government on this globe
     that takes the following stand concerning wireless communication signal’s
     electromagnetic radiation (EMR):

       a. applying the Precautionary Principle in regard to wireless telecommunications
          technology
       b. having regulations in place to protect the health and well-being of their
          citizens.

          Please give details of any studies/ reports in this regard.

 17. Please supply any information on what consideration has been given to using
     fiber-optic technology as a much safer alternative to wireless methods that involve
     electromagnetic irradiation of the environment.
 18. Please indicate on what journals and other publications your company bases their
     position with regards of wireless communication signals and biological effects.
 19. Are there any hidden transmitters (like in church steeples) or stealth towers form
     your company or other companies located now and/or proposed within the next 15 years?
     If so, please give details.

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>From the invention of the plough to sending men to the moon, l have always admired and
supported technological progress. However, new technologies often produce severe,
unintended side effects that adversely impact the health and wellbeing of citizens. Using
the precautionary principle, it is clear that new technologies, however convenient, must
be rigorously tested over time before being put to widespread use.

Virtually all scientific research in North America is now funded by Industry with vested
interest in desired results. This lack of objective information about the new uses of the
electromagnetic spectrum protects neither business nor the public, which must be enabled
to make informed decisions regarding tolerable exposure levels

I kindly ask you to answer all my questions sufficiently in order that l may either
support or not support your application for your tower on (name on mountain or location).I
shall then be able to voice my position to the City Council, after having studied your
response and after investigating and researching this matter further.

Yours truly,

     CC:

The Mayor & Council of City

Regional District

Local newspapers



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Subject: 

letter to wireless communication company





Date: 

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 23:05:55 -0800





From: 

"Hans Karow" <core@vip.net>





To: 

"Roy Beavers" <guru@emfguru.com>






 Roy,

recently we won a cellular tower fight
without fighting.

Two letters to the Editor of the local 
weekly newspaper, a simple petition with lots of signatures, a few presentations
and the following letter to the wireless company let the company withdraw
their application for a proposed cellular tower on a mountain near to the
core of the Village of Summerland in BC.

The company is however looking for
alternative sites near Summerland, and we will be following Them from mountain
to mountain (or church steeples)!

The company (ROGERS WIRELESS) has responded
to  my letter but avoided to answer the questions.

Anyone else involved in a cell tower
struggle might use the following letter.

If anyone please could check and inform
what else the company should be asked.

Hans

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

 

letter to a wireless communication
company:

Dear Mr. (name of company&rsquo;s
representative)

Re: Proposed wireless communication
microwave tower on (name of mountain or other sites)

I recently purchased a small-acreage
farm for my future semi-retirement in the proximity of the region designated
for the above-mentioned tower, which l just learned of a few days ago.

Furthermore, l was informed that there
is a coalition petitioning against the installation of the proposed tower.

In order to get a clear picture, and
to find out whether l should be concerned for my family and others, l kindly
ask you to please respond to my questions below as soon as possible so
that l may investigate still further and make an informed decision for
myself in regard to the proposed project.

Questions:

    

  1. 
How many feet high will the tower be in
the final stage, also considering future &lsquo;toppings&rsquo;?
    2. 


  2. 
Please state how many transmitters will
be added to the tower shortly after tower erection ( first two years) and
thereafter, how many more are planned to be attached to this tower.
    3. 


  3. 
Please state for what purpose each of
these transmitters is going to be used ( i.e.; TV, Radio, Cellular phone,
Wireless internet, Enhancer of any other type of communications systems
such as fire, ambulance, police dept, or public works dept.)
    4. 


  4. 
Will any of the transmitters now, or in
the future, also transmit or receive directly to or from other communication
towers and/or communication satellites, including those for enhancing purposes?
    5. 


  5. 
Please list every single transmitter/enhancer
designated to be attached now and in the future, plus all pertinent data
concerning parameters, such as:
    6. 




- Frequencies ( including range of
frequencies for each transmitter)

- Maximum allowable out-put (Wattage)
for each and every transmitter/enhancer now and in the future.




6.    . Please
give information as to the location of any presently existing transmitter
towers ( including those installed by other companies), and their dead
spots, within a 10km radius from the core of the city ( school / play ground
/ hospital / Main Street).



Also include information on projected
plans for applications within the next 10-15 years.
7. On a map displaying the serving area
to be covered by your proposed tower, please indicate the presently existing
dead spots from which no one can use cellular phones or other devices.
Please classify these either devices which depend on transmitter towers,
and state the company/companies from which they originate.


    

  1. 
Which government authority, or any other
agency, checks the output and frequency of each transmitter, and at what
intervals are these checks carried out?
    2. 


  2. 
Could you please state the closest distance
of your proposed tower to the following:
    3. 




    

      

    1. 
frequently visited public areas ( such
as shopping centers, recreational park, hiking trails etc.,)
      2. 


    2. 
the nearest residential home.
      3. 


    3. 
hospital, school, library, university,
and playgrounds.
      4. 

    



10. In regard to the above section
7., for each case please state the dose/exposure as to the specific absorption
rate (SAR, unit measure in W/Kg), AND the power density (indicating
the field strength, unit: milliWatts per square centimeter) from


    

      

    1. 
your proposed tower only
      2. 


    2. 
from all compounded transmissions
of any transmitters, (including radio/TV, communications satellites, and
stealth towers) not limited to the 10 km radius.
      3. 

    



11. Will the proposed tower ever
be used for frequency ranges that do not fall under the country&rsquo;s/
state&rsquo;s Safety Code Regulations?
If so, please state those frequencies.
12. Has your company applied for an environmental
assessment of the proposed site region? If so, would you be so kind as
to send me a copy of it as soon as possible.


    

  1. 
Are you, or your company, aware of any
cases around the globe where transmitter towers have resulted in property
devaluation? If so, please specify these cases.
    2. 


  2. 
In case of any possible compensation /
liability claims, (other than those due to damages caused by structural
parts of the tower), does your company have coverage in the event of damages
caused now, or at a later date, by electromagnetic radiation from your
transmitters? If so, please state the maximum amount of insurance.
    3. 



15. Recently there has been a significant
acceleration in worldwide public concern regarding the dubious safety of
wireless technology, therefore I am asking you to please cite and forward
to me all studies that indicate that the particular antenna and signal
design chosen by your company will do no harm to living things, including
human populations irradiated by these signals.

16. I would also appreciate it if you
could indicate any government on this globe that takes the following stand
concerning wireless communication signal&rsquo;s electromagnetic radiation
(EMR):



    

      

    1. 
applying the Precautionary Principle
in regard to wireless telecommunications technology
      2. 


    2. 
having regulations in place to protect
the health and well-being of their citizens.
      3. 

    




Please give details of any studies/
reports in this regard.



    

  1. 
Please supply any information on what
consideration has been given to using fiber-optic technology as a much
safer alternative to wireless methods that involve electromagnetic irradiation
of the environment.
    2. 


  2. 
Please indicate on what journals and other
publications your company bases their position with regards of wireless
communication signals and biological effects.
    3. 


  3. 
Are there any hidden transmitters (like
in church steeples) or stealth towers form your company or other companies
located now and/or proposed within the next 15 years? If so, please give
details.
    4. 




**********************************



From the invention of the plough to
sending men to the moon, l have always admired and supported technological
progress. However, new technologies often produce severe, unintended side
effects that adversely impact the health and wellbeing of citizens. Using
the precautionary principle, it is clear that new technologies, however
convenient, must be rigorously tested over time before being put to widespread
use.

Virtually all scientific research in
North America is now funded by Industry with vested interest in desired
results. This lack of objective information about the new uses of the electromagnetic
spectrum protects neither business nor the public, which must be enabled
to make informed decisions regarding tolerable exposure levels

I kindly ask you to answer all my questions
sufficiently in order that l may either support or not support your application
for your tower on (name on mountain or location).I shall then be able to
voice my position to the City Council, after having studied your response
and after investigating and researching this matter further.

Yours truly,

CC:
The Mayor & Council of City

Regional District

Local newspapers

 

 



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