source file: mills2.txt Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 09:52:28 +0200 Subject: hearing RF From: "kris peck" I hesitate to contribute to these somewhat off-topic discussions, but I thought people would be interested in something I found at work regarding hearing electromagnetic signals. "Another RF biological effect that has received attention is the so-called microwave 'hearing' effect. Under certain specific conditions of frequency, signal modulation, and intensity, it has been shown that animals and humans can perceive an RF signal as a buzzing or clicking sound. Although a number of theories have been advanced to explain this effect, the most widely-accepted hypothesis is that the microwave signal produces thermoelastic pressure within the head that is perceived as sound by the auditory apparatus within the ear. It is important to emphasize that the conditions under which this effect occurs would not normally be encountered by members of the general public." --"Questions and Answers about Biological Effects and Potential Hazards of Radiofrequency Radiation", OET Bulletin #56, January 1989, Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology Personally, I don't think I want to spend too much time aiming microwave signals into my head to investigate this phenonemon. Kris Peck Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Tue, 17 Jun 1997 11:17 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA02488; Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:23:47 +0200 Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:23:47 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA02477 Received: (qmail 7287 invoked from network); 15 Jun 1997 23:42:46 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 15 Jun 1997 23:42:46 -0000 Message-Id: <199706152345.HAA02843@csnt1.cs.ust.hk> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu