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|    Bob Seaborn to Daryl Stout    |
|    XRF PROBLEMS    |
|    14 Jul 16 09:43:00    |
       > Bob,        >        >BS> This totally sounds like a prison, me, I would NEVER consider living        >BS> under those conditions. As far as RF interfering with medical        >BS> equipment, there is nothing they (or anyone else) can do about vistor's        >BS> vehicles using two-way radios, and I'm yet to see any form of emergency        >BS> (or security) vehicle not have a two-way radio of some kind, usually        >BS> capable of transmitting with serious power..        >        > While in some respects it may seem like it, some days, it's very        > difficult for me to get around the apartment...let alone elsewhere.        > Somedays, it's very difficult to get in and out of my car.                     For that and your medical conditions, you have my sympathies.                             >        > Society is too litigious...they'll sue at the drop of a hat. If they        > sued for public flatulence, everyone would be under the jail.                     I beg to differ. You forgot one word above, "American Society is too       litigious". I am Canadian, living in Canada, and Canadians typically do not       go sue-crazy. :)                      >        >BS> I do know that my DV4Mini transmits with 1.2 milliwatts, and my Icom        >BS> ID-31 transmits with less than one watt. That's considerably less than        >BS> a typical wi-fi router radiates.        >        > Unfortunately, there is no D-Star Repeater in central Arkansas that        > ison the Gateway. The one they have is available to folks with D-Star        > radios        > only. With all the trees around me, I can't even hit a wide area        > coverage        > analog repeater on Shinall Mountain, west of Little Rock.        >        > Plus, with not even getting $1100 a month in disability, I can't        > afford        > to get a D-Star HT, a DV4Mini, a Raspberry Pi, etc. I joke that "I        > don'tknow much about a Raspberry Pi, but a pineapple upside down        > cheesecake        > sounds awfully good". (hi hi)        >        > Daryl, WX1DER        >        > ... Does "MNP-5" mean "Modem needs a 5 topping pizza"??        > === MultiMail/Win32 v0.50        > --- SBBSecho 3.00-Win32        > * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (1:19/33)                     --- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50        * Origin: DE VE5XEF (1:140/12)    |
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