12/01/2023

Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL  The National Association for
Amateur Radio[1]¿ to help answer questions about their stations. Neighbors of
amateur radio operators are sometimes concerned about transmissions and radio
frequency exposure from amateur stations. The ARRL RF Safety Committee[2], with
their international counterparts at the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB),
the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS), and the Swedish Society of Radio
Amateurs (SSA), has developed a new set of guidelines to help amateurs interact
with and talk to their neighbors about RF exposure.

Chairman of the ARRL RF Safety Committee Greg Lapin, N9GL, said the new
informational PDF found on the ARRL RF Exposure page, Helping Amateurs Interact
with Neighbors Asking About Radio Transmissions[3], was developed after a year
of discussions about RF safety.

"Neighbors may be alarmed by some of the misinformation about RF safety that is
available from a variety of sources. By following the exposure regulations from
the Federal Communications Commission, we can be confident that our families
and neighbors are safe," Lapin said.

Lapin added that RF exposure regulations are based on decades of trustworthy
research. He also encouraged all amateur radio operators to perform exposure
assessments for their stations to make sure they meet those regulations.

[1] https://www.arrl.org
[2] http://arrl.org/arrl-rf-safety-committee
[3] https://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure

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