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Hi All,
This is an interesting thread. I believe that a lot of people are
afraid of radio transmitions and other "radiation". There are lots of
inconsistancies like repeaters on top of hospitals and commercial planes
flying over 300,000 watt FM transmitters at low altitude while not
permitting the smallest RF emission from inside the plane. Of course, we
always want to error on the side of safety but sometimes we get carried
away. There are a lot of people that hear the word "radiation" and panic.
73, Carl-W6RGH
At 07:54 AM 5/10/2004, you wrote:
> 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?
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