Jonathan Kramer on Wireless Tower Siting » RF Safety

Major New RF Safety Practice Guide

Jonathan Kramer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:02:53 +0000

The Public Law Journal of the State Bar of California has published Jonathan’s Kramer paper, “A Practical Guide to Radio Frequency Emissions Safety.” The article appears in the Summer 2009 edition (Vol. 32, No. 3).

This guide discusses how local government agencies can properly and effectively deal with RF safety issues that come up in connection with wireless siting cases (primarily cell sites, but also broadcast, ham radio, and commercial two-way users, as well).

While written primarily for California public law attorneys, attorneys around the country will find many important and useful gems in the article.

The editor of the Public Law Journal has kindly granted permission for me to reproduce the article in PDF format.

Please follow this link to download the article download page.

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Do Cell Towers Sneak into Neighborhoods in Disguise?

Jonathan Kramer — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:00:23 +0000

August 30, 2009: In a copyrighted story in The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California), reporter Jeff Horseman discusses how cell phone sites are are being hidden within clock towers, camouflaged mono-trees, and church steeples. This is a very informative and balanced article.

Jonathan is quoted throughout the story, titled “Cell phone towers sneaking in to Inland neighborhoods in disguise.”

After you’ve read the story, take a look at various camouflaged cell site designs in the our Wireless Site Gallery.

(Story link posted here with the kind permission of the P-E’s editor.)

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Horse Manure Posting of the Week

Jonathan Kramer — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:30:35 +0000

Two Billion may suffer from cell phone cancers by 2020. Or maybe not. Or maybe it’ll be cancer induced by space aliens. Or maybe not. Or maybe it’ll be global warming, or global cooling, or…

Click here to read the horse manure posting of the week.

jlk

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Plans for the Wireless Blog Development

Jonathan Kramer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:23:47 +0000

Here’s a road map to where I’ll be taking this blog over the next few weeks to several months…

I intend to start discussions regarding wireless basics for wireless planners. This series will dig into the elements of wireless sites from the aesthetic and transmission standpoints;
I’ll be delving into the thorny subject of RF safety, including ways to determine federal (and in some cases) state compliance;
I’ll be talking about future issues now coming on to the ‘radar screen.’

I’ll be taking requests to cover specific subjects. You can use the “Ask a Question” link at the top of any page to float your question or idea.

-Jonathan

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On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study

Jonathan Kramer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:41:38 +0000

An empirical ’study’ conducted at MIT in 2005 sheds light on the effectiveness of aluminum foil to shied the brain from external radio frequency radiation sources. It’s a must read if you have some time to kill.

MIT Empirical Study

LINK to online version.

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Wireless 101 Presentation to the City of Oceanside, California

Jonathan Kramer — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:16 +0000

On January 24, 2008 I had the pleasure of presenting my Wireless 101 lecture to the Planning Commission of the City of Oceanside, California. The lecture covers fundamentals of cell tower siting in a non-technical manner. I also use dozens of high-resolution photographs to illustrate the technology. No, I don’t shy away from dealing with the question of RF safety, and how local governments can review the issue within the boundaries established by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission.

Perhaps the best part of the lecture is a photographic review of “The Good; The Bad; and The Silly” of cell siting.

If you’d like to have me present the Wireless 101 lecture to your government agency meeting, please feel free to contact me.

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