Ask Michael, KB9VBR: FCC now REQUIRES amateurs to perform antenna RF exposure calculations 

The comments have seem to go off the rails a bit. I'm not going to delete anything but instead respond categorically. 1. Get over it! You need to get outside and take a breath of fresh air. There isn't a vast conspiracy to track you down and take away your radios. 2. Rules concerning RF exposure have been in effect since the early 2000's. This information is on the Technician license exam. You need to know and care about this stuff if you wish to be a safe operator. The only thing that has changed is that the FCC no longer categorically exempts amateur radio operators from doing an evaluation. 3. The time it takes to do an evaluation is short, you spend more time whining and complaining about 'intrusion' than doing the actual survey. 4. Is the ARRL's RF calculator perfect? Not by any means. But it will get you to where you need to be. Make an estimation and stop over thinking the whole process. 5. Are there risks involved with other radio services? Yes there are. This video pertains to the amateur radio service and I'm not going to engage in 'whataboutism' as a justification to not having to do the evaluation. 6. Finally, conduct yourself over-the-air, online, and in person according to the Amateur's Code: www.jpole-antenna.com/about-2/the-amateurs-code/

I will have to talk to the cattle about this. Now the dog is mad at me because I didn’t tell him.

Ridiculous that a government agency that is mostly concerned with selling spectrum to cell carriers and not enforcing existing regulations, even bothers with worrying with hams RF exposure.

I've often wondered about this, I was a ship's radio officer in a previous life and met a few guys close to retirement who had done the job all of their working lives, and without exception they were a bit bonkers, definitely not normal. A typical ship's radio installation in those days didn't use coaxial transmission lines, the antenna connection was a copper pipe attached directly to the transmitter and often passed directly over the operator's head to an exit point on the other side of the room suspended by ceiling mounted insulators, we'd be running about 1.5kw on H/F, indeed, if I'd run out of matches I used to use to be able to stand up and draw an arc off it with an insulated screwdriver to set fire to a telegram form and use it to light my cigarette !! I know that cigarette smoking is bad for one's health but being engulfed in all that R/F probably wasn't beneficial either?

Michael this was excellent information. Dave was great with the examples he provided. Well done !

Imagine police and law enforcement antenna RF exposure calculations! It would be off the charts!

This was helpful. Thank you. The ARRL's calculator makes this easy. For those who have the room, just enter the worst case in every field and if you can meet the distance you're all set for any other operating condition. It's really not that big of a deal. However, for those in a densely populated area, you'll have to sharpen you pencil and I understand it could be challenging and problematic.

On most HT's, isn't it the case where you become part of the antenna unless you have added a "rat tail" counterpoise? If so, how does that factor in for exposure?

I wouldn’t worry about it too much unless you’re standing right near by the antenna and putting out some serious wattage.

I would like very much to see the supportive data showing that our exposure from Ham Radio operations is a leading cause of anything adverse.

Gentlemen, thank you for a great comprehensive report that takes the guess work out of the new regs. EMF has always been a concern for me when I use my Yaesu 101EE or G90. I primarily use a 134 foot end feed with a homemade 49:1, about 65ft up a tree on 2 acres, so I bought a field strength meter the Meterk EMF Tester MK08 and use it to read Micro Teslas (non ionizing) radiation. The meter came with a factory alarm setting at 0.40 uT Micro Teslas (non Ionizing) radiation and has been a big help keeping things safe. I checked my 7S android cell phone one day and to my surprise it over ranged the meter, that would be >199.99 uT. I reported it to my ATT carrier who said they would check but have had no response. My wifes Iphone was 1.5 uT so I decided to switch to an Iphone but had the same problem as before. I just purchased a new Android S22 recently and it still over ranges the meter at times. I no longer hold the phone and warn others to have their phone tested before use. Not sure what's going on with some of our phones but there's a hidden danger that needs to be addressed. 73 KG5UWJ

Fantastic! I was the RTO for my platoon. I always used a PRC77, that was a FM transceiver at 20 watts. It was kept in my Ranger Ruck with the antenna folded to reduce height or fully extended. I did that for 5 years! Well that explains a lot! Thank you for the program gentlemen. 73 de KB0WZH

At least the FCC reduced the complexity of the calculation formula. The old formula was tough to figure out. Had one person ask about the RF exposure one time in a park. Told him I will gladly give you the number that the calculator spits out, but neither of us will understand. Short answer is you need to hold or kiss the antenna to suffer any problems. He said ok, thanks and went about his business.

I operate exclusively QRP at 10 watts, the calculations I ended up with was something like a minimum safe distance from the antenna of three inches. I think I can accommodate that.

just as a afterthought, this rf calculator is already in force here in the UK for amateur radio, and as another afterthought, back in the day when Radio Caroline was broadcasting using 2 phased 25kw linears and a 160m full size vertical ship mounted antenna(officially the worlds largest floating antenna), at night time when the crew used to go onto the deck they would carry a floresent tube, which would light up without any cables, such was the amount of stray rf floating about, in fact the DJ of the time Johnny walker is on film talking about it, my setup 100w ft8 on a beam 11m in the air or 80m sloper 10m @ its highest and 6 feet at its lowest, if someone want to climb up my tower and get a rf burn, they should not be there in the first place and there a burglar :) :), also checking that calculator theres nothing for ft8 (except rtty 100% duty), and no ability to drop below 1 minute tx or rx, but according to that calculator safe distance on 10.136 mhz is just under 4 feet with 10 db of antenna gain :)

Great video, guys - thanks!!

What medical evidence of RF exposure incidents and direct problems were used to support this new regulation?

Simple a EFHW 63 ft long at 100 watts with a 35 foot mast, is 1.7 feet. Im good. 😎

THANK YOU, Michael. I didn't think this was going to be this easy. Now I can tell my neighbors that the 40m dipole won't hurt them as long as they stay at least 7 inches away.... because … SCIENCE !

Nice walkthrough, and a good tool to have.

Good video, subject well-presented. Thx. IMHO, a severe lack of FCC issue and spending prioritization.

Thanks, did not know this. Won't be a problem for me.

I have installed antennas with one foot positioned on a 10 KW commercial FM antenna and the tower while installing an antenna just above . Have never experienced any type of issues. I am 75 years old now and have very good health, BP, kidney, liver functions etc. Just saying. BTW, I enjoy your channel and comments.

Very easy to use tool. I printed out sheets for 80, 10, 2 mtrs at 60 watts on vertical, and 60 watts on 10 element beam, and 2 mtrs on 4 watt HT. I will staple those together and hang them on the wall by my license. Thanks for the review. Seven Three - K4KID

RF exposure can cause serious and frequent weather reporting on the ham bands.

Thank you. Did the calculations, printed them out, then filed them. There was not an exposure problem for my station as configured. If I change something, simply rerun the calculations. N0QFT

Even though 100W seems low, I understand that the immediate vicinity of some of those compact transmitting loops that are sold for portable or indoor use has a very intense RF field. So stay clear of those when using. Maybe not so much at QRP.

With the calculator, if you switch to AFSK from voice SSB, remember that you also likely use much less power. I, er, a friend forgot to change the 90w to 15w and the distances were several feet. Ahem.😁 Thank you very much for the video and your always great videos.

Did mine already. Simple. In the station log. Done ✅ Thanks!

It never ceases to amaze me how some hams find new ways to make this hobby less enjoyable or keep away newbies. I’d bet dollars to donuts that the typical amateur’s RF exposure risk is absolutely minuscule compared to his other daily habits (smoking, drinking, eating, lack of exercise, etc…).

Im no expert on radiology and tech stuff but i think I have been in the hobby, 40 or so years, and I know anytime you transmit a signal,are you already generating r.f.? I guess it is what it is... Government involved in our personal lifes way too much,but anyway,all be vigilant and responsible and respectful,but stand up and speak out about our freedom and the privacy of our lives. Peace and Blessings...💯👍🙏

My wife is “aware” of my radio activities but it’s still an uncontrolled environment.

Just went through it for my station and I am relieved to say that any visitors to my property are safe, as long as they do not get closer to my antenna than "Minimum Safe Distance (feet): 0.3819" from my antenna that is 30' high. I do not think my 50W station is who they are after. But I did fulfill my legal requirement for my station to be an upstanding ham operator.

I'll get right on that

So much RF power generated.... So few dead radio operators.

I live in a townhouse which precludes having a practical outside antenna. My neighbors know that I'm an amateur radio operator and are aware that I have a wire antenna (zig-zagged 132' OCFD) and VHF/UHF antenna in my attic space. Showing them the calculations last summer went a long way toward easing their concerns.

Done my calculations and printed. I wonder how that would apply on mobile stations or SOTA/POTA events. Thank you for the video, I enjoyed watching it. 73

OK this week I went to ARRL to use their calculator. With barefoot HF radios I am safe with SSB and CW outside of about 5 feet from my vertical, worst case they showed. And that is at 29 MHz. Lower bands are even alot closer. Close enough to touch it and get burned! I even disregarded feedline loss too.

I was studying for my general exam but after hearing about doing all this I think that I don't want to. It sees like too much hassle just to enjoy a hobby !

This will, like most other things, never be enforced. I am far more concerned with the intentional interference going on on the airwaves today, than notifying someone that, if they come within 3" of my antenna, there is a snowballs chance in hell that they MIGHT get some radiation exposure. Albeit, less than using a cell phone, but still. when the FCC starts going after those people intentionally interfering with POTA, then we can talk business. Until then, please keep 3" from my QRP antenna!!!

I am less than personally concerned though, at a 100W power level. At one time we were advised that HF frequencies and below pretty much passed thru you without any absorption at all plus your body is a small portion of a wavelength down there. The only notable threat I think is maybe RF burns or zaps from touching a transmitting antenna!

should help Hams to prove they need a tall mast/Tower. Get the radiating element further away from the general public and household ,giving extra safety factor the higher you go.👍👍This will be one factor presented to my local council when I apply for a 20m(66ft) Mast Development Application. Currently allowed 10m mast /tower and a total of 3 exterior antennas without Council approval. Just did the calculations for 144mhz 400w (Max in Australia) 10dbi gain . 5min tx FM 5min RX. Needs to be 14 m in uncontrolled environment. The Neighbours on one side are slightly up hill by a few M so need to get the antenna above Them . If the council refuses then they are not allowing a safe environment for my licenced Radio Transmissions. Similar rules here in Australia , once 100w is used from memory you must calculate RF Exposure. Was also curious about cell ph pwr and freqs... So did 3w(cell ph with weak signal to cell tower pwr) at 750Mhz ( Telstra 4g In Australia) 5min tx 100% Duty cycle Controlled distance 0.143m 0.468 ft OMG. Speaker phone only it seems.

It’s well past time we did this, but I feel it should be an advisory not a requirement. If the individual wants to accept the risk to themselves, that’s fine. Most amateurs are going to be well within compliance where it comes to 3rd party exposure by default on all bands due to simply having roofline or above antennas

With high speed Internet conceivably there could be a data link that allows remote antenna access. IE Commonly shared antennas that would be safe where the actual broadcasting equipment is off site.

I'm seeing this as a positive. It is simple to prove amateur radio poses no threat to the neighbors. I haven't done calcs on 1500 watt setups, but given that most folks transmitting with that kind of power will have the antenna as high as they can, the inverse square law takes care of exposure risks. Why I see it as a positive is that I have a gut feeling that this new reg is there to create data in support of HR 9670.

Here's my thoughts and I hardly speak out. Cell phones have been show to be over the limit along with towers. I really don't care for the FCC coming in and saying we have to do this. Most of it is common sense. I try to speak logically and not out of emotions though. We live in a different age. Instead of complaining, here are the benefits (and keep in mind I find all of this tedious and a pain in the arse even if it only took 5 minutes to do): We live in the age of Kens and Karens (my apologies if you an operator named Ken or Karen) who like nothing more than to cause issues. I printed these into a PDF file, loaded them to my google drive, and have them on my field tablet and my phone. If you run into that busy body that likes to call people, let them show up, show them your exposure calculations, explain to them and be a proper ambassador to Ham Radio. Whoever they called can go over and explain to the Ken or Karen and deal with the issue and go about your business. In the days of POTA and SOTA (probably less of an issue with SOTA) more people are seeing what we do and asking questions. I'm sure the question might come up and now you have a visual on hand to explain. Yes it's a pain but in reality I figured worst case scenario, highest power of each radio, the band I'm using, 100% duty cycle and proper gain of my antennas. It took 5 minutes. I don't like it more than any of you do, for most of us it's about principle. At the same time there is an aspect of these requirements that have a chance of making things easier out in the field. That's just my 2 cents for what it's worth. WIth inflation that isn't much. I don't expect anyone else to look at it the way I do. Just giving my thoughts.

step away from my car or I’m gonna key the mic!

My ham license is current but I haven't transmitted in years and don't currently have a radio connected to an antenna. Well. I have a CB in my car. Unmodified. If somebody can be harmed by 4 watts, it's more likely to be from poking their eye out on the antenna than from RF burns.

I always worry / or take into consideration RF exposing with my ft-891 man pack .

Does operating time come into play? When 10 meters was open this winter I was on during the midmorning and early afternoon but I haven't been on since the band folded with the season change.

I just did mine, a Vertical with radials, pushing 200 watts (176.893 watts after LRM400 loss 75 feet) and between 1.8MHz and 50MHz the WORST is under 4 feet. Pretty much negligible. As far as the mobile calculations, don't forget to SUBTRACT the fact that you have some solid steel between you and your antenna.

As popular as EFHW and EFRW antennas are with many of us, the lack of that antenna being listed in the need help with gain page makes the calculator not so useful. Does anyone have any gain numbers we can use? Seems my GoogleFu isn't finding anything.

When the first FCC enforcement person comes to me and proves to me I have a problem running simple 25 watts or less they will have my license balled up and tossed at their feet.

No offense gentlemen, to the effort you took to make this video and inform the unwitting public … But this whole thing takes known data, crunches it, spits out un-scientific “facts” and basically tells you, either: A- You should not allow yourself or your neighbor closer than a few inches of your antenna, which is likely mounted on a pole, tower, or in the attic if you’re an HOA dweller. It would take a valiant effort to actually do that and the risk of death from falling off the ladder or roof is MUCH more likely than that of RF exposure. Or… B-Enter different numbers and it spits out and official-looking “results” which are subject to inspection by a federal agency at their request. And for the V/U bands, it produces “results” which are instantly directing us to abandon the hobby as we are all automatically in violation if we operate a base, mobile, or HT. and subject to potentially harming our head or genitalia. We’re grown men and can use our words. After all, they are science words, just like this science project. I golf-clap the ARRL for creating the Compliance Calculator. I give a Standing Ovation to them for convincing me beyond a shadow of a doubt I will never join because their position should have been to stand in opposition to this foolishness and protect its members from even needing to watch a video on the topic. (Which again, great job you two, you’re trying harder than the ARRL on a daily basis). I am also a GMRS licensee (gasp!). I don’t have to do this with that service, and my body tissues are in even greater risk at the 462/467mhz range.

Thank you for your video. I have concerns over the accuracy of using calculations to determine rf exposure. For example, swr, the type of feed line (coax or 450 Ohm ladder line), complex impedance produced by the feed line antenna combination, and the loss of the rf signal caused by the antenna tuner. I am wishing for a certified rf field strength meter at a reasonable cost to actually measure the strength of the rf field at the station location. I have looked for field strength meters. I found that there are many meters out there, but their lowest frequency that can be measured is way above the lower hf frequencies such that you would find at 160 or 75 meters. The lowest advertised frequency range I could find started at 10 mHz. Most of the field strength meters start at or above 50 mHz and extend into the microwave region. I did find a study performed by the FCC where they used a EFS-1 field strength meter. I was lucky enough to find one on Ebay. The meter works, but I don't know about the calibration. I used it to measure the field strength of the rf at my station as I was transmitting. I was transmitting digital data at an output of 85 Watts measured at the transmitter. I measured between 3 to 5 V/meter. I'm not sure how to convert to milliwatts/meter squared. This was at around 3.5 mHz. I would mention that the antenna set up does work quite well at that frequency. I tried the same antenna set up at 7 mHz with much different results. My antenna feedline set up did not work well as far as swr, but the signal was getting out. The EFS-1 gave a much higher reading than it did at 3.5 mHz. At other frequencies where the antenna and feedline set up did work well with low swr, the field strength meter gave a much lower reading than at frequencies where the antenna feedline set up had a higher swr. I was wondering in order to keep the FCC happy and to be safe in regards to rf exposure, is it okay to make the calculations assuming a perfectly working system with low swr where maximum radiation is happening at the antenna and not to worry about where the rf is really being radiated? Most locations at the home are at least greater than 10 feet from the antenna except for possible rf radiation from the ladder line. Can you recommend an accurate but reasonable price field strength meter. Thank you.

I see that the ARRL calculator has a note on it "This calculator should not be used for antennas that are less than 20 cm (8 in) from a person". I guess that means you can not use it for any handheld radios.

Good information! Is there a specific form that can be used to record the information on and keep in your records? Thank you.

I am using a J-Pole designed for the 11meter band, commonly talking on 27.3850Mhz according to my RF Power at Antenna (not listing my power output) but according to this calculator people must stay away by 16feet Which where my antenna is located No one can get to it and it has a natural barrier of 25 feet. so seems I am in compliance

Just curious, Are the 11 meter people going to have to do the same calculations? Our mobile radios put out 35 to 50 watts on 70 cm and 2 meter bands straight out of the box and with repeaters we really do not need much else. The 5 watt radios they have on 11 meters with amps put out 500 watts or more.

What is the health risk of over exposure in HF bands? Running above VHF, can have health effects. If you are low enough power to not have RF arcing and RF burns, what is the issue? I too have worked on broadcast equipment for AM FM and UHF television. In the AM transmitter site, the RF field was strong enough to ignite steel wool between conduit and HVAC ductwork.

So, Does this affect mobile operation? I have no fixed antenna systems.

OMG, are we still on this RF is SCARY thing brought about by people who have no understanding of physics or science, yet have loud screaming voices of alarm about every damn thing? smh. I recently spent 50$ helping a dear friend carefully 'deal' with her dicey, high risk female tenant, who announced one day that she's having a terrible time sleeping, because she's 'seeing electrons and electricity as bolts of lightning and sparks when she closes her eyes, and feel them shocking her internally.' She blamed the building electrical runs, outlets, light switches, etc. My friend was afraid of being sued, so she asked me to do something. I ordered some faraday shield metallic cloth, and covered the tenants headboard and frame with it, and suggested to the tenant that she rotate her bed 90 degrees away from N/S orientation, because the Earth's magnetic field can amplify EMF energy levels in people. She had me move it. A week later, I checked in... She was elated that now she could finally sleep, and thanked me profusely for my intellect and abilities to fix the problem. Yep. Really happened. Thanks to rabid social media nutjobs ever screaming about the sky falling, 5G cancer, etc... We circle ever closer, back to mysticism. It concerns me.

I wonder how many linear amplifiers will end up on flebay.

have you dun uhf/435mhz and up the freq band, thanks

Very informative; thanks! So, are we supposed to just calculate and know the distance, or are we required save our calculations on tangible media and file them away with our station records in the event the FCC wants to review them?

I met guys in the Navy that told me that they had stood to close to the radar and melted a chocolate bar in their pocket. I heard stories about people warming their hands in the beam and heating hot dogs. These were older guys and this was a long time ago. It gave me the impression that you would feel it if you absorbed too much RF. It seems like it would be very painful past a limit. As far as cancer from it I have no idea. Who is going to use thousands of watts at gigahertz frequencies and stand in front of it though? Inside a car the roof is a metal shield, like a microwave only wavelengths smaller than the window will enter or exit. I wouldn't even consider it an issue unless you worked at a radio station putting out hundreds of thousands of watts.

very interesting regardless of fcc rules. How about cell phones? My wife has a phone next to her head all day. Would like to see the results of that. It might explain a lot.

And people say that groups complaining about 5 ghz Smart meters are crazy for complaining about these transmitters attached to their houses. Nice. FCC just gave grounds for suits against the power companies.

But, what is to be done with the test results?

What if your antenna is a random wire that zig-zags here & there? You don't know the gain or the pattern.

I lived on the 11th floor of an 11-story high-rise and above my head were 24 high-power cellular towers had 800 megahertz 900 MHz 1.8 GHz, and 2.3 GHz antennas My RF field strength meter was pegged off-scale every second of every day The antennas were licensed for 120 Watts I would estimate the ERP was over 180 Watts These microwave signals we're not regulated in any way Every cellular company used the roof of my apartment We really need to get together and demand the FCC remove all antennas from residential buildings

just did mine 40m to 70cm printed for log . Not a big deal .

I thought this would happen in the uk Ofcomm introduced them this year unless you run a lot of power in a small area i dont see why you need them but that the rules now and at least we are getting more power next year which is probably why

Hang on. Can't get a good read on my field meter. A Subaru just drove by a mile away and wiped it out...

I always tune for maximum smoke, and when my metal plate warms up in my head I back off a touch. Is that bad??

Are the people running GMRS and FRS covered by this also?

I would think for a HF station you would only need to do the calculation for 10 meters which would be the worst case scenario. I am on an acreage my antenna is 15 feet high a lowest point and 50 feet at the lowest an the tower is 120ft from the house and probably 400 ft from any neighbor. My calculation for my 500 watt SSB station is about 4 feet. So I think the whole thing for my case is kind of silly. 73 W5HJ

And who is going to come around to verify the calculations?

I only have 50 w Yaesu FT-7800 mobile with dual-band magmount on a small outside ground plane and a couple HTs. No HF at all.

I’m curious, are we required to print out the calculations for every single frequency we might use, or is one calculation per band all that is required. I know it seems like a stupid question but knowing how the government works they might require something ridiculous. 73

Do FRS and GMRS radios use the same formula ? Or is it the manufacturers responsibility to certify the radio?

How do you find the gain of a specific antenna? Gap titan DX for example.

Hahaha guys on channel 6 on cb still alive with 10 k i think we are all going to survive

If you operate all mode, all band, QRP and QRO, Mobile, and stationary, Do you need to calculate for every variable mention? Do we have FCC form for this report? How often do we need to do this report? Is RF effect accumlative? If so, where the time input? For a mobile 10Ghz station using 1000 watts (Microwave Oven Magnetron) beacon mode and a omni direction antenna. Is that safe for the freeway?

Ya know what? I think the bigger issue is that many of you run more power than you are legally allowed to. Think not? You are allowed 1500W ERP. Not TPO. So if you run 1500W TPO into a 4 element cubical quad with a gain 12, you are actually transmitting 24KW ERP. Think about it.

To be consistent, the FCC will probably apply this to GMRS users as well. Being that GMRS is UHF and that it's licensed.

The Sun releases more RF than all radios will ever on humans

Just did one after the last Tuesday project net. I am new to radio, had my technician a while. Would one of you guys be able to help me to set my tyt? I'm trying to hit the WA7ABU repeater with a tyt th-9800 with 50watts from sandy, or. Works fine on echo, well it did until last week..KG7QID

What about the military? They Should NOT BE EXEMPT FROM THESE REGULATIONS. I DONT HAVE ANY BASE ANTENNAS. SIMPLY BECAUSE I DONT HAVE A RESIDENCE IN THE STATES. I RENT but I work mobile on everything from 40 to 10 meters, 6 meters, V, U, and up to 24ghz. If I am stateside. Inside a Military steel slant back HUMMVE. Plenty of shielding for the antennas. Coax is double sheilded and FME CONNECTORS on the NMO mounts on the roof. Having used an RF sniffer inside the vehicle with no known RF leakage. Most of my comms are 100 watts on HF SSB, 50 watts on everything up to 500 MHz. Several watts on the higher bands until we get to microwave which is less than 5 watts. Many times when I am stateside it’s just portable. We have no such regs in SV land for RF exposure. I use common sense considering I have worked in the industry since 1982. There was a Ohio State Patrolman who used one of the older handheld radar guns. Between clocking motorists he would place it between his legs. After twenty rears he wound up frying his nuts and wound up with testicular cancer. I wonder why…….

Good explanation. I'm currently going over this topic with my club. Shared this vid with everyone. K0ATV

Many hams ae on FT8, 12 seconds on 12 seconds off, don't see how to calculate that mode.

Honestly wondering about what percentage you think gets reflected or absorbed by a cars roof think it’s ok to talk all day with 325 watts 11 m ?

How does this affect CB operators with 10KW linears and big beams?

I have a dumb question. I'm not sure exactly what speech processing means in the rf exposure context. The two options say "Conversational SSB , no speech Processing ... 20%" and "Conversational SSB , heavy speech Processing ... 50%." I always chose 20% but I'm not exactly sure if it's correct. I'm not a loud talker nor do I talk a lot. This seems to be subjective. How does one determine which to chose? BTW thanks for sharing this video!!!

Are we to provide the FCC with the results? OR, is the survey supposed to be maintained at you QTH? It seems to me that you'd have to have a survey for even a HT, walking though the park.

The last amateur enforcement action that I could find was four years ago. Good to be safe but realistically this is not gibing to be enforced.

How about 11 meters, GMRS and MURS?

I STILL shudder whenever I see a Rubber Duckie attached to someone's hat as they wander through a Swapmeet chatting away on a repeater. 2M is bad enough, but on 440 ? or HIGHER ??? Devastating ... Why not just stuff your head inside a MICROWAVE oven ! 73 KG5RK

I would say hams are far more concerned about RF radiation exposure and the health consequences than our benevolent Federal government (FCC)❗️

Wait a minute are we required to do the RF calculations for the call phones that every man, woman, and child above 4 years old gets hit with from their cell phones? Maybe theFCC should have the job of doing that for the public. Now how many watts of RF is being radiated from say three hundred million cell phones a day at say 2.5 watts each . Thats almost seven hundred megawatts hours a day...