Subject:  (Curry) Re (Brown) Re REQUEST YOUR help (fwd)
Date:     Tue, 29 Sep 1998 164738 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 16:51:49 -0600
From: "Bill P. Curry" 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: (Brown) Re: REQUEST YOUR help (fwd)

Roy and Gary,
	I think there are probably several people on this list who have made
emissions measurements on cell phone towers.  I am not one of these, but I can
give you a web site of a consultant who does so, though his work is primarily
for the industry.  It is http://www.radhaz.com/.  The reason I have mentioned
this individual is because he also sells computer codes for industry people to
be able to design multiple antenna installations and still keep radiation
under FCC emission guidelines - notwithstanding the apparent inadequacy of
those guidelines to protect the public adequately against mirowave exposure. 
Presumably, then, the need for emission measurements arises because hanging
multiple antennas on structures can result in "hot spots" that exceed FCC's
guidelines.  This can potentially be a problem with several companies putting
antennas on the same structure or else on towers that are close to each other..
	In my state, there is either a state law or else a strong push from the
legislature for cell phone companies to mount their antennas in an area where
there are already public utilities structures - water tanks, electric
transmission lines, telephone poles, etc.  This is has occurred in an attempt
to prevent placement of antennas in residential areas, because there have been
effective demonstrations to the politicians that placing antennas in
residential zones can adversely affect property values on the basis of
perceived health hazards.  If a utility is unavailable, the next best thing
(in the minds of the authorities) is to mount on an existing cell phone tower.
 This is somewhat unpalatable to the cell phone companies, because it means
cooperating with their competitors.  Nevertheless, they occasionally do so. 
These temporary remedies, of course, may serve the first need to keep antennas
out of desireable residential areas, but they have little or no consideration
for their impact on future health problems.
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