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GETTING ON THE AIR W1ZR LEARNING TO LIVE WITH RF SAFETY NOW THAT YOUVE
RECEIVED YOUR LICENSE AND ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A STATION, ITS TIME TO
REMEMBER ALL THAT MATERIAL YOU HAD TO LEARN ABOUT RF SAFETY.  BEFORE 1997
THERE WERE MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS ON LEVELS OF RF SIGNALS THAT COULD OCCUPY
THE SAME SPACE AS PEOPLE IN THE US.  EVERYONE KNEW WHAT A MICROWAVE OVEN
COULD DO TO A HOT DOG, AND EVERYONE HOPED THAT WHAT THEY PUT OUT WOULD NOT
DO THE SAME TO US, OUR FAMILY OR INNOCENT BYSTANDERS.  WHILE IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO BOIL WATER WITH AN AMATEUR SIGNAL, THE FCC RULES ISSUED IN
1997, AND THEIR SUPPLEMENT B, PROVIDING AMATEUR RADIO SPECIFIC GUIDELINES,
ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE FROM RADIATION LEVELS LOWER THAN
THOSE USED FOR COOKING.  THE ACTUAL SAFE LIMITS HAD BEEN DEBATED
INTERNATIONALLY FOR SOME YEARS AND WITH THIS NEW RULING THE US MADE THE
SAFETY LIMITS DEVELOPED BY SCIENTIFIC BODIES A LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR EVERY
RF EMITTING DEVICE IN THE COUNTRY.  SO, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?  ALL
LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
RF EXPOSURE LIMITS.  A ROUTINE EVALUATION IS REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED, AND
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193,533 A B VE7CC 964,626 A C KA1MDQ 20,800 A B W4KAZ 48,090 A B NR9A
143,226 A B K6XX 943,520 A C K3XO 46,926 A B VE3AT 1,930,480 A C VE4YU
141,030 A B K6AM 648,875 A C VY2ZM 2,339,922 A C VE3EJ 1,923,750 A C N6AN
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