Thanks, I had one patient who liked the DTMF pad so I picked an unused 439
MHz freq and reduced power and went simplex and IDED and let him play with
the HT.  He doesn't talk much, and usually when he is there he pretty much
keeps himself entertained.  I can't operate all the time either as I am
handing out other supplies and making sure that people don't get in each
other's skin.  I'm sad to say though that the Braille cards aren't as much
as a hit as me and the supervisor thought, but I am working on getting some
Braille books and materials and have already contacted an organization.
    I had to worry about transmitting like this a couple of years ago when
my step grandfather had a pacemaker implanted, but all bands were no
problem.
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Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: concerns when transmitting in a hospital


> Generally transmitting below 1 gig shouldn't be a problem.  An ht should
be
> fine.  Many hospitals have repeaters and some even have hf systems on site
for
> patients.  If the hospital does a lot of abr, eeg, eng, or similar work
they may
> need to limit transmitting but generally 440 and below is fine, especially
for
> an ht.  It is definitely a good idea to check with someone.  Probably the
best
> people to ask are the folks in the repair shop who work on hospital
equipment.
> A good rule is don't transmit near surgery, labs, or diagnostic areas of
the
> hospital.  I'd also not transmit near icu or ccu but other than those
common
> sense sorts of things you should be fine.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html