Here's the one Del bought = http://www.lessemf.com/rf.html#481 Smitty ##########################################
On 2/6/10, jessie70 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Del, what is the tool you are using to measure radiation? Thanks, Jess > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shar [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:45 AM > To: silver-list > Subject: Re: CS>Cell Phone/RF Radiation > > > Last Halloween, having ended up in emergency care for sudden and severe > vertigo, heart racing, the feeling that I'm going to pass out, I began > investigating what brought this up. In July, I had the location of the > incoming electrical wires to my home changed and I didn't realize the > ramifications it would bring. From July to November I could not sleep, > whereas prior I had no problems. I was having rapid heartbeats, extreme > fatigue and memory lapses. My body became sensitive to any type of motor > including my car or fluorescent lights. After the trip to the hospital, I > realized that I was sleeping in close proximity and in-line with the > wiring's location. Soon after this discovery, I listened to a class by Dr. > Magda Havas, Associate Professor at Trent University in Canada, and an > expert in electromagnetic fields. She claims that this the most devastating > pollution of our time. I believe this true because most of us don't realize > the effects since we don't see it. I now believe that my sister who died as > a child from leukemia may have been affected because of the wiring that ran > under her bed. One thing I learned from Dr. Havas' talk was its effects on > raising blood sugar. If we run on a treadmill with a motor, it can increase > our blood sugar versus jogging on the street (where our blood sugar would > decrease). Another thing is to take hotel rooms that are on lower floors > because the radiation factor is higher the higher you go up. She measured > this with her meter. Her site for publications: > http://www.magdahavas.org/ or go to the .com site for general information. > > Sharlene > > PS. The worst emitter of radiation in a home can come from the DECT phone. > > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Del <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Recently, a cell phone tower was installed just a few hundred feet from > our house. > > We face it directly. It is visible out our front windows. > > My wife has read a lot about cell phone tower (RF) radiation and its > dangers, so we purchased a very good meter to see how much radiation we are > getting. > > When we measured the radiation, we found that our first floor was not > too bad on the interior of the house. Apparently, the old sheet rock used > in 1960 when the house was built can stop most of the RF waves. It also > seems that screens on the windows have a blocking effect. The meter measure > microwatts per square meter. The studies we have read recommend no more > than one microwatt per square meter, and we were measuring anywhere from 3 > to 10 microwatts per square meter. When we step out front, facing the > tower, however, we are reading between 150 and 200 microwatts per square > meter. > > To put that in perspective, the FCC limit for exposure to RF radiation > is FIVE MILLIWATS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER (based on what I read on the FCC web > site). If you do the conversions, you will discover that this a a very > large number, far, far above what we are receiving. To receive this much, > you would probably have to climb the tower and stand directly in front of > the antennas. Even then it might not be that high. Of course, as we all > know, the FCC limit was established based on the recommendation of the cell > phone and radio broadcasting industries, who consistently deny that there > are any adverse health effects of this radiation at the levels now > blanketing the world. > > Our second floor got much higher readings than the first, about 50 to 70 > microwatts per square meter. This is a converted attic and is only > protected by the roof, which does not have nearly the blocking ability of > the walls on the first floor. It is also more directly in line with the > tower, given the extra height. > > The shocker however was when I walked into my offict on the second floor > and discovered that there I was receiving enough radiation to send the meter > into fits. It was above what this particular meter could measure (it is > limited to 2000 microwatts per square meter). Where was it coming from? > > Well, it was coming from my cordless phone base unit sitting right next > to my computer monitor on my desk. I have apparently been absorbing very > high levels of radiation from this device for several years. As far as I > can tell, however, it has not done me any obvious harm. There may be harm > it has done which is not obvious, but that would be difficult to determine. > > To make a long story short, we got rid of our cordless phone right away > (also our wireless network hub) and now have no wireless devices in the > house. But I can't help think that the radiation we are getting from the > cell phone tower pales to insignificance compared to what I have been > absorbing for years from the cordless phone base on my desk. There are some > things you can do to reduce the radiation entering the house from outside > (special window film or hangings and wall paint) and I think if we take some > of these measure to get the readings even lower, we will be adequately > protected. Even the most conservative organizations say that 1 microwatt > per square meter is perfectly safe. In the studies we have read where there > was a high incidence of cancer due to cell phone tower radiation, the lowest > exposure was about 3000 microwatts per square meter. That is very high > compared to what we are measuring, so I think we are ok where we are. > However, my wife thinks we should consider moving (again!). > > If anyone on the list has knowledge of this, I would appreciate an > opinion. I have read oodles of info online, but remain uncertain as to > whether we are in any long term danger from this tower or not. > > > > Del > > > > PS: We have also taken measures to eliminate EMF fields emaniting from the > electrical circuits. When we measure these (with yet another meter) they > were nearly off the charts. Now they are well within the safety limits. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
