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15 RF and FDA/FCC Statements
- Radio frequency (RF) signals
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RF and FDA/FCC Statements

15 RF and FDA/FCC Statements

Radio frequency (RF) signals

THIS MODEL PHONE MEETS THE

GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR

EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.

Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and

receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to

exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio

frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal

Communications Commission of the U.S.

Government and by Health Canada. These limits

are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish

permitted levels of RF energy for the general

population. The guidelines are based on standards

that were developed by independent scientific

organizations through periodic and thorough

evaluation of scientific studies. The standards

include a substantial safety margin designed to

assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age

and health. The exposure standard for wireless

mobile phones employs a unit of measurement

known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The

SAR limit set by the FCC and Health Canada is

1.6W/kg.* Tests for SAR are conducted using

standard operating positions accepted by the FCC

and Industry Canada with the phone transmitting at

its highest certified power level in all tested

frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined

at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR

level of the phone while operating can be well

below the maximum value. This is because the

phone is designed to operate at multiple power

levels so as to use only the power required to reach

the network. In general, the closer you are to a

wireless base station antenna, the lower the power

output.

Before a phone model is available for sale to the

public in the US and Canada, it must be tested and

certified to the FCC and Industry Canada that it

does not exceed the limit established by the

government-adopted requirement for safe

exposure. The tests are performed in positions and

locations (for example, at the ear and worn on the

body) as approved by the FCC and Industry

Canada for each model. The highest SAR value for

this model phone as reported to the FCC and

available for review by Industry Canada when

tested for use at the ear is 1.296 W/kg, and when

worn on the body, as described in this user guide,

is 1.034 W/kg. (Body-worn measurements differ

among phone models, depending upon available

accessories and FCC requirements.) While there

may be differences between the SAR levels of

various phones and at various positions, they all

meet the government requirement.

The FCC and Industry Canada have granted an

Equipment Authorization for this model phone with

all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance

with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR

information on this model phone is on file with the

FCC and can be found under the Display Grant

section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after

searching on FCC ID:P6PSND100, Industry

Canada ID: IC:4279A-SND100 or MET Listing

no:E112302. For body-worn operation, to maintain

compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, use

only Sendo-approved accessories. When carrying

the phone while it is on, place the phone in the

original Sendo carry case that has been tested for

compliance.

Use of non-Sendo-approved accessories may

violate FCC RF exposure guidelines and should be

avoided.

*In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for

mobile phones used by the public is 1.6 watts/kg

(W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue and

allows for testing and other tolerances. The

standard incorporates a substantial margin of

Summary of content (6 pages)

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5 RF and FDA/FCC Statements government-adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (for example, at the ear and worn on the body) as approved by the FCC and Industry Canada for each model. The highest SAR value for this model phone as reported to the FCC and available for review by Industry Canada when tested for use at the ear is 1.296 W/kg, and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 1.034 W/kg.
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RF and FDA/FCC Statements 15 safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. What kinds of phones are in question? Questions have been raised about hand-held mobile phones, the kind that have a built-in antenna that is positioned close to the user’s head during normal telephone conversation. These types of mobile phones are of concern because of the short distance between the phone’s antenna—the primary source of the RF— and the person’s head.
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15 exposure to mobile phone RF on genetic material. These included tests for several kinds of abnormalities, including mutations, chromosomal aberrations, DNA strand breaks, and structural changes in the genetic material of blood cells called lymphocytes. None of the tests showed any effect of the RF except for the micronucleus assay, which detects structural effects on the genetic material.
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RF and FDA/FCC Statements 15 noted among more than 20 variables compared3. 2 In a study of 209 brain tumor cases and 425 matched controls, there was no increased risk of brain tumors associated with mobile phone use. When tumors did exist in certain locations, however, they were more likely to be on the side of the head where the mobile phone was used. Because this occurred in only a small number of cases, the increased likelihood was too small to be statistically significant4.
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15 a hand-held phone with a built in antenna connected to a different antenna mounted on the outside of the car or built into a separate package, or a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone carried at the waist. Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that mobile phones are harmful. But if people are concerned about the radiofrequency energy from these products, taking the simple precautions outlined above can reduce any possible risk.
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RF and FDA/FCC Statements 15 State of the Science Symposium;1999 June 20; Long Beach, California. 2 Tice et al. Tests of mobile phone signals for activity in genotoxicity and other laboratory assays. In: Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagen Society; March 29, 1999, Washington, D.C.; and personal communication, unpublished results. 3 Preece, AW, Iwi, G, Davies-Smith, A, Wesnes, K, Butler, S, Lim, E, and Varey, A. Effect of a 915-MHz simulated mobile phone signal on cognitive function in man. Int. J.