On 5/25/11 5:01 PM, FRED TOWNSEND wrote: > Larry I do RFI engineering. Pacemakers are a lot like avionics relative to ham > radio. The working spectrums for pacemakers, avionics, and ham radios are > widely > separated by both frequency and function. The probability of their mutual > interaction is very small. Unfortunately the penalty for even small errors in > pacemakers or avionics is very high. The testing is extensive but there is no > way one can conceive of all error modes therefore testing will always be > incomplete. > > Also the designers of pacemakers are usually focused on medical function and > may > miss critical RFI errors. > > Use your skills learned in ham radio to follow the electronics of your own > pacemaker. Pay particular attention to how the doctor adjusts the pacemaker. > This is not so you can do your own tweaking. Rather this is to avoid > inadvertent > ham radio actions that may also effect your pacemaker. Knowledge is your best > defense. > > 73 > de Fred, AE6QL > > > > > ________________________________ > From: K2GN<[email protected]> > To: Elecraft<[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 12:35:31 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] OT -RFI question > > I'm getting a Pacemaker installed. > > Has anyone heard of RFI issues with Pacemakers? > > > > de K2GN - Larry<mailto:[email protected]> - http://k2gn.com<http://k2gn.com/> > > > K3 S/N - 3278 P3 S/N - 51 LPA500 > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Take a look at AA2KI on QRZ for any pacemaker and RFI concerns.
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