http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium http://www.emc2004.org/ -------------------------------------------------- Not sure about the USA, but in Europe where this weapon of mass debate was conceived/developed we do have limits on the level of exposure to e.m. fields. At least in the UK, and no doubt in other Member States as well, the police have to work within the constraints of the law. Whether the police, who are said to be evaluating this device, understand such technicalities as e.m. fields is another matter of course. If the day ever comes when the police fry the electronics in someone's car then it would seem reasonable to assume that the car's owner would sue the police for its restoration. For me however, the scariest possibility is that the firing of such a device could kill someone with a pacemaker, or cause a diabetic to receive a massive overdose if they have an insulin pump, or some other functional safety malady. Perhaps the tests will simply show that the device is totally ineffectual - let's hope so anyway. Richard Hughes -------------------------------------------
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