Jim... You're right on target with your observation... Beware of reporters bearing BULLSHIT... Technically, I've yet to meet a reporter who had any reasonable knowledge of technology... Particularly in the areas of Electronics and Aviation...
Resistance is futile, but... Impedance is much more complex..! ...Larry, W1GOR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wilhite" <[email protected]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] More on "Electromagnetic Allergies" > For years people have attempted to draw a correlation between RF and > magnetic fields with some sort of maladies. The subject has been > studies numerous time and no connection has ever been found. It seems > as if this topic surfaces from time to time when some one with a friend > who is in the news business does a report. > > > Jim/W5JO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> It is indeed possible that some people have the ability to detect some >> electromagnetic fields directly. I recall a report I read in the >> 1970s that there are at least some who seem to have an ability to >> demodulate AM signals and hear the audio - there was a patented design >> last century that coupled amplitude modulated RF to a person's body >> and >> the modulating audio could be "heard". It was considered as a >> possible >> hearing aid or no-headphones monitoring method. But results were not >> consistent and the field had to be strong and tightly-coupled to the >> body. I'm forgetting what it was called... the "Neurophone" maybe? >> I don't think it is related to the ultrasonic thing being sold today >> under that name: http://www.neurophone.com/ >> >> As I recall, I don't think anyone who tried it reported anything >> unpleasant or irritating. Some didn't get it, some only heard >> something after extended exposure, some heard the audio right away. >> >> But it seems highly unlikely that the weak fields produced by Wi-Fi, >> neighborhood cellphone sites, etc would produce a serious bodily >> reaction. We are constantly awash in electromagnetic fields from the >> Sun, Earth, and the rest of the universe, as well as much stronger >> local man-made noise and radio and TV signals - wouldn't someone >> supposedly sensitive to weak fields like Wi-Fi and a neighborhood cell >> site have been bothered by the much stronger sources much earlier and >> to a greater degree? >> >> Steve WD8DAS >> >> [email protected] >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Capital City Hamfest - Sat, Jan 23 - Madison, Wisconsin >> http://www.wd8das.net/hamfest >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net >> AMRadio mailing list >> Searchable Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html >> List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >> Post: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with >> the word unsubscribe in the message body. >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
