Subject:  Re Another "George Orwell" story (Whitehead)(Philips).
Date:     Fri, 08 Sep 2000 062117 -0500
From:     Roy Beavers 
To:       guru 
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..........Response from EMF-L.........

Alasdair's remark about the possible role of **ELF** frequency signals 
(in the cell phone handsets) is VERY interesting.......  In part, because 
the telecom industry may be the origin of that idea.......guru.......

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Another "George Orwell" story (Whitehead).
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 10:44:14
From: Alasdair Philips 
To: roy@emfguru.com
CC: rewhitehead@netzero.net

Roy
This is one time where I agree with the manufacturers! The reason WE
are concerned with non-thermal effects is because they ARE non-thermal,
i.e. not based on POWER, but on informational signal levels. Some (MOT)
Star-Tac phones, with very low SARs, seem to be among the worst offenders
for producing headaches, etc.

Also, SARs do not take into account the very real ELF magnetic field
pulses (up to 60 mG!) due to battery current surges 100 or 217 times
every second due to the pulsed nature of the emissions from all TDMA
(i.e. GSM, PCN, etc) phone handsets.

SARs are just one indicator and I am sure the intention with SARs on
boxes/phones is to lull the public into a false sense of safety. The
manufacturers KNOW that SARs are only a part of the story and I know
some of them suspect the ELF magnetic field pulses are a major part 
of the reported headache and memory problems.

Good wishes
Alasdair


>Hi Roy:
>
>This item from "Wired News" may make you laugh (or might make you want to
>cry),  but in any event, I think it will make you somewhat suspicious of
>their motive
>as I am.
>
>Richard Whitehead
>rewhitehead@netzero.net
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>Measuring the Cell Phone Risk by Elisa Batista From Wired News
>3:00 a.m. Sep. 5, 2000 PDT
>
>In a move to assuage fears that cell phone use can cause brain cancer,
>three phone manufacturers are trying to create a standard to measure
>radiation emissions.
>
>Consumers may be misled to believe that lower specific absorption rates
>(SAR) mean less risk to potential hazards, say officials at Motorola (MOT),
>Nokia (NOK ), and Ericsson (ERICY).
>
>They are concerned that new guidelines requiring the labeling of SAR levels
>on phone packaging will lead consumers to believe that lower levels equal
>lower risk.
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>
>
 
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Alasdair Philips,   BSc(Eng), DAgE, MIAgE
Director, UK Powerwatch, (aphilips@gn.apc.org)
EMC Engineer and EMF-bioeffects researcher
   http://www.powerwatch.org.uk
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