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
