St Jude pacemaker was tested here several years ago - 4 transmitters running
1500 w each, antennas (4 el yagis 100 ft away) pointed at the target with a
technician monitoring live on site. No issue.
Think these things are pretty bullet proof but this is hardly sanctioned by the
manufacturer.
Regards,
Mark, K1RX
> On Sep 18, 2018, at 7:26 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> On 9/18/2018 4:13 PM, Russ Dearmore via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I may be getting a pacemaker and was wondering if I have to relocate my
>> transmitter and Alpha 8410 amp or what do others do to keep from becoming a
>> SK?
>
> RF is radiated by antennas, not transmitters (unless something is broken in
> your shack), so spacing to antennas is what matters. This would be a good
> time to check on the quality of all coax and coax connectors, making sure
> that none are JUNK or are poorly installed. All should be properly soldered
> and wrench tight. JUNK is defined as any coax connector that doesn't have
> Amphenol or a MIL-spec number stamped onto it. This also applies to adapters.
>
> Last I heard, pacemakers were not susceptible to MF and HF. Read the info on
> the one you're getting.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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