Cell phones, vsat cause cataracts

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Tom Brabham - 08 May 2008 14:35 GMT

It's been shown that the small amount of power from a cell phone is capable
of causing cataracts:

http://www.emf-health.com/reports-visualdamage.htm

The high power of VSAT (satellite internet) also would cause catracts to a
greater degree and at greater distances.

I urge all those concerned to write to the following asking for a closer
look and tighter controls on these devices.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints_general.html

There are long term effects of these devices that we are just beginning to
learn about. It's ok for someone near the end of their life to stroll about
in front of one of these dishes because the effects may never have time to
set in. But what about the innocent children who may have to suffer an
entire lifetime of diminished vision because someone was too lazy to
properly set up their internet satellite dish? You all have been in RV parks
and see what is going on. Legislation can force people to do the right thing
or make them pay for the wrong they do.

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Will Sill - 08 May 2008 15:14 GMT

I see where "Tom Brabham" <tbrabham@citigroop.com> contributed:

>It's been shown that the small amount of power from a cell phone is capable
>of causing cataracts:

Bullshit.

Will Sill
The self-appointed Curmudgeon of Sill Hill

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Don Bradner - 08 May 2008 16:43 GMT

>It's been shown that the small amount of power from a cell phone is capable
>of causing cataracts:
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
>and see what is going on. Legislation can force people to do the right thing
>or make them pay for the wrong they do.

Besides agreeing with the BS comment, this post validates my post in
another thread about recommending that dishes be mounted high as a
Public Relations thing. There is very little chance that reasoned
arguments will convince a poster like this of the errors in their
thinking, and so they will rant and rave about low dishes forever. Get
enough of those, and RV parks will start banning satellite internet
dishes.

For the rest of you who may care about what actually happens, the
emission levels in the directional beam from a consumer satellite dish
is very small, less than 5% of the amount that starts to cause the FCC
to have exposure concerns.

Dangerous emissions DO occur within the first foot or so in front of
the feedhorn (towards the dish), but those emissions stop instantly
when anything is placed in that area - transmit is only allowed when
receive is available, which it is not if there is anything blocking
the horn.

So, again, the recommendation for mounting a dish high is not a legal
one, nor is it a technical safety one, it is a PR one.
Don Bradner
www.arcatapet.net
'90 Wanderlodge PT40 "Blue Thunder" towing '07 Jeep Liberty
Posting today by Satellite from
Wenatchee River County Park

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RAM³ - 08 May 2008 17:51 GMT

> Besides agreeing with the BS comment, this post validates my post in
> another thread about recommending that dishes be mounted high as a
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> enough of those, and RV parks will start banning satellite internet
> dishes.

Don,

What's the probability that both threads were actually started by the same
Idiot-with-a-grudge?

Personally, I'd guess about 99.999999999% unless there's a group of
Luddites that are trying desperately to stifle progress. <G>

While there may be some who *honestly* believe such nonsense as the OP
spouts, I'd put him in the same category as the Land Locked Lemmings who
troll here and on RORT and treat him the same way. <G>

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Eregon - 08 May 2008 17:42 GMT

> It's been shown that the small amount of power from a cell phone is
> capable of causing cataracts:

According to numerous studies, including an informal one performed as a
result of your post, _you_ are more of a hazard than the subject of your
ire: Given that an inordinate rise in Blood Pressure due to such idiotic
inanities can cause Cardio-Vascular Accidents [CVAs aka 'Strokes'], you
have just demonstrated that, by posting such mindless babble as this, you
wish to cause irreparable physical harm to those who take part in this News
Group.

As a result, don't be too surprised if/when you are arrested on a charge of
Attempted Murder. <EG>

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