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E. Faubion wrote:

> DPH <rally2xs@pop.site1.csi.com> wrote:
>
> >He rearranged the thing to the outside of the car immediately!  Turns out later
> >that the hazard I anticipated did indeed become identified when a lot of
> >officers, resting their radar guns in their laps between cars, came up with
> >testicular cancer.
>
> Some of the older units (i.e., the early 70's) did indeed pack a punch
> that could do the operator some serious harm if he wasn't careful.
> Nowadays we get more radiation from the microwave ovens in our homes.
> For example, the radar I currently use has a nominal power output of
> 15 mw and a maximum of 50 mw.  Add to this the fact the two antennas
> are pointed away from the vehicle's interior plus the fact actual
> transmitting time amounts to only a few minutes per shift (the rest is
> in standby or hold mode) and you can see the risk is less than we get
> from the routine use of a cell phone.

I agree that you're perfectly safe with today's units and the operating environment
described.

I'm not sure about the microwave oven comparison, tho - I remember they had a big
knock-down drag-out about the radiation from those in the last decade or so, and
supposedly the mfg's were required to really seal 'em up.

Personally, I still wouldn't point a radar unit anywhere thru my body on a regular
basis - it may be thought to be safe now, but in 5 or 10 years some researcher may
release a study saying, "Oh, by the way, I found that radiation in the X band (or K
or Ka or whatever) has the particualr nasty effect of doing this to that part of the
body..."

DPH