Jeff and all,

When I was in the hospital lastSummer, I was prohibited from transmitting
with my little Kenwood THF6A rig.  They said I could listen all I wanted,
but weren't comfortable with the idea of me transmitting.

So, I was only able to enjoy ham radio vicariously.  HI!  HI!

I often wondered whether my 5 watts would hurt anything in the hospital, but
didn't want to raise a fuss.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:05 PM
Subject: concerns when transmitting in a hospital


> Hi everyone.  I volunteer at a Children's Hospital, and I always have my
HT
> with me should something happen either there or weather wise, and I have
> tried getting to some repeaters in different parts of the hospital, and
for
> the most part it works fine, though I don't know how strong I am into the
> repeaters when inside parts of the building.  I mainly transmit on
2-meters
> or 440 and have tried them both with no problem with some machines, and a
> few of the patients have been impressed even when I tell them all that I
can
> do with ham radio.  Although nobody has complained I still am just
wondering
> if anyone else has had other complaints when working from within a
hospital?