White Alice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Alice_Communications_System

There was one in Homer, AK I went poking around in a year or two ago :)

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote:
> With very early post-ww2 radar installations in Alaska guys would go out and
> stand in front of the dish to get warm....
>
> On Mar 1, 2016 2:21 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> A quick and dirty method is whether or not you can feel warmth or heat.
>> If so you may be getting damaged.  I feels like a heat lamp.  If you feel
>> any warmth from the antennas come back down.
>>
>> It isn’t an emergency your are going to die go to the ER type of thing,
>> but certain parts of your body are more susceptible to biological heating
>> than others.  I still cannot find backup for this, but I was told many years
>> ago that the lens of your eye is one of the most susceptible organs.
>>
>> As I recall the story, WWII Sailors would get warm in front of radar
>> antennas while standing watch.  They later developed cataracts.
>>
>> From: Christopher Gray
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 1:02 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [AFMUG] Safe or Not - Working Near Mobile Phone Systems
>>
>> I'm hoping to do some work in a steeple that has cell phone equipment. I
>> understand there are currently 6 sectors, and will soon be 9 sectors for
>> mobile phone service located behind the louvers.
>>
>> I would like to assess which work locations require disabling the mobile
>> system (if any), and if there are specific exposure times associated with
>> such work locations.
>>
>> 1 - Level above existing installation.
>> 2 - Same level as mobile system, but behind sectors.
>> 3 - In front of sectors, outside the structure.
>>
>> I appreciate any help or guidance. Thank you - Chris

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