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In article, thamer@ndl.com (Mustafa Thamer) writes:
>
>  Yeah, anyone care to comment on the possibility of handheld cellular
>phones causing cancer?  I've heard this before, and then watched Larry
>King Live last night where a man was filing a lawsuit claiming the tumour
>in his wife's head was caused by (the antenna of) her cellular phone.
>He claimed the phones leak .6 watt of electrical power, and wanted a
                       ^^^^
>health warning on the box.  Another man called in complaining of dizziness 
>and brain-fog after spending alot of time on his phone.  Another "expert" 
>said that not enough research on the phones' safety had been done.
>   Any other info ...
>
>-Mustafa
>

A very small nit...

Cellular phones do not LEAK power.  They are specifically designed to
OUTPUT a maximum of .6 watts of radiated power at their designated
frequency.

Bag phones and permanent mounts are allowed to radiate up to a maximum
of 3 watts of power.

Why the difference?  Well, to save battery power of the portables
for one thing, but more importantly to keep you from frying your
brains!  The non-portable antennas are rarely held right up next
to your ear while transmitting.

And yes, there *are* a few portable models available that allow you
to switch from low to high output, for fringe area transmission.
Battery life for these phones at 3W is very short and it is selectable
and they also are shipped with big FAT disclaimers for the innocent.


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