Dear Colleagues, Further to the thread on Cell Phone Hazards and Electromagnetic Field Radiation in February, the UK Consumer Association Which? caused a stir this week by claiming it has tested two hands free kits for Mobile phones and found that they actually increased the radiation levels by three fold.... The following link takes you to their Press Release on the subject: http://www.which.net/whatsnew/pr/apr00/general/handsfree.html
As an Engineer I always strive for the scientific facts before arriving at an opinion and having over 12 years experience of EMC/EMI testing various products for compliance I know there are ways to pass the tests and too fail them! Without physically examining the test reports and configurations that were used, I could not form an opinion as to the validity of their claims. I will contact them to see if they will release a copy of the reports - unlikely but worth a try. Please also be aware that the ACA (Australia) will extend the scope of their existing EMR requirements from 1 May 2000, the arrangements will be extended to all cellular mobile phone handsets, cordless phone handsets and cradles, cellular mobile phone base stations, and satellite mobile phone handsets that operate in the radiofrequency range 800 MHz to 2.5 GHz. ETSI is currently working on the issue of EMF radiation, but they are a long way from agreeing a definitive set of requirements and test suites. Best regards, Edward Fitzgerald Director Direct Tel. : +44 1202 20 09 22 GSM Tel. : +44 7768 53 31 00 European Technology Services (EMEA) Specialist Global Compliance and Regulatory Consultancy Regional Offices in Australia, Canada and the UK. GLOBAL INtelLIGENCE Site <http://www.ets-tele.com/tics> < http://www.ets-tele.com/tics > psst ... spread the word -----Original Message----- From: Barry Ma [mailto:barry...@altavista.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 9:29 PM To: EMC-PSTC Subject: Cell Phone Hazard - follow up Hi, We had this subject two months ago. Today I just read some related news in http://www.conformity.com/cnf0100.html titled as FDA Issues Consumer Guidelines On Mobile Phone US Mobile Phone Manufacturers Deny Charges Of A Cover Up New Antenna Design Could Mitigate Health Concerns Barry Ma Anritsu Company ______________________________________________________________ Love is in the Air...on a 747 to Paris ... Click here to Win !!! http://shopping.altavista.com/vday.sdc?campid=682421084 --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
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