On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:22:22 GMT, Bruce in Alaska
wrote:
The only reason one would need to worry about Safety, would be
if the consumer or commercial Radar Antenna, had an exposed rotating
antenna, and it could hit someone in the head, while operating.

All the notions about RF Exposure in S and Xband for Marine Radars
is nothing but Oldwives Tales, and outdated equipment, concerns.

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I hope you're right Bruce because my old boat had a 4kw scanner right
in front of the flybridge. Raytheon recommends at least 2 meters
separation and that one was right on the cusp. I never operated it
unless necessary. The jury is still out on the RF exposure medical
studies, and each new one frequently conflicts with the old depending
on who sponsored the research. Meanwhile I'll still try to stay out
of the beam of anything as much as possible.