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EI2GYB > NEWS 30.08.21 12:52l 48 Lines 2237 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: The Curious Case Of The Radio Amateur And The Insulin Pump
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The Curious Case Of The Radio Amateur And The Insulin Pump
A substantial part of gaining and holding an amateur radio licence relates
to the prevention of radio interference.
In days past this meant interference to analogue television broadcasts,
but with ever more complex devices becoming commonplace in homes it applies
to much more.
This has hit the news in Marion County Florida, where a radio amateur
in a senior's community has shut down his radio station after a potential
link emerged between it and another resident's insulin pump.
There is a legal challenge ongoing that relates to the complex's rules over
transmitting antennas.
It's obviously a serious occurrence for an insulin pump to be affected
by anything, and it sounds as though the radio amateur concerned has done
the right thing.
But it's clear that something has gone badly wrong in this case whether
it's due to the amateur radio transmissions or not, because for a
manufacturer to produce a medical device so easily affected by RF
fields should be of concern to everyone.
We'd hope that the FCC might take an interest in this story and get to
the bottom of it in an impartial manner, because whether it's the radio
amateur at fault, the insulin pump, or something else entirely, it
presents a risk to anyone dependent upon such a device.
News story can be found here:
https://www.wftv.com/news/9investigates/woman-fights-have-ham-operations-banned-after-potential-interference-with-insulin-pump/GA5IHWEQGFA7XHLOLPQDVEZGCQ/
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