This month's issue of the ARRL amateur radio magazine QST has in interesting article about one ham radio operator's experience with a pacemaker. In his case, he was afraid he cold lose his hobby forever, but tests by one of the manufacturer's engineers, at his station, established that he could operate normally.
Cortland (KA5S) Richmond ====================== Original Message Follows ==================== >> Date: 21-Jun-99 05:06:07 MsgID: 1068-85694 ToID: 72146,373 From: "WOODS, RICHARD" >INTERNET:[email protected] Subj: RE: Pacemakers Chrg: $0.00 Imp: Norm Sens: Std Receipt: No Parts: 1 Brian, in the EU all pacemakers must comply with the immunity requirements of EN50061/A1:1995. There are no real requirements in the US. Pacemakers must not malfunction when a 1V peak to peak sine signal with a frequency range of 20 Hz-500 Hz is applied to a tissue interface simulation circuit connected to the pacemaker. In another test, the pacemaker must continue to function normally when a modulated signal is applied. 2 mVpp, 20 Hz-1 kHz; 2 mVpp X f/1 kHz from 1 kHz-8 MHz; 16 Vpp, 8 MHz-30MHz. If you have some real concerns, Georgia Tech Research Institute can test your equipment with pacemakers. Contact Jimmy Woody at (404) 894-3535. ---------- From: Brian At Work [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 4:01 PM To: IEEE Group Subject: Pacemakers How do I know if a product MIGHT interfere with a Pacemaker or not? What types of emissions and levels are Pacemakers sensitive to? Does a product evaluation check list exist to help determine this. I know nothing about Pacemakers. BTW, we manufacture laboratory and IT equipment. Thank you, Brian --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). ====================== End of Original Message ===================== --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
