John Smith wrote:

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Now, anyone want to explain the "yellow journalism" in that to me?

Regards,
JS

Here are complete disassembly instructions for my phone, the one in
question. The antenna IS NOT where the "kid" (well, he was much younger
than me grin) at "the cell phone place" told me it was ... indeed, it
is UNDER MY HAND while I hold the phone! (actually, between head and
hand!--nice for efficiency, huh?--probably drives it towards that 300mw
all-the-more-quicker!) (so much for "placing the antenna logically!")

Now I am thinking the area of highest exposure, on my head, is my
cheek/nose/upper-gum-area ... and, this makes the area of the phone
containing the antenna further from my head; and the equivalent
distance to a 1+KW source is much further, feet away instead of inches
.... but, I would be hesitant to remain in my garage with I in one corner
and an "omni-directional, Cooking Band(CB), frequency generator" of 1+KW
in the other corner! -- But then, that is just me ... (and the phone is
a MUCH closer danger than that ...)

That all changes little in my mind. Although I really do not sweat HF
RF, much, I would still be hesitant to expose myself to levels of it of
those intensities in question FOR the length of time(s), and that
frequently, as is in question, however, if the need arouse, I'd probably
do it ... at VHF/SHF I WOULD NOT! And, especially to those freqs in the
CB Bands (Cooking Bands grin)

It would take "extreme motivation" for me to ignore the "prudent man
rule"; but, even that is possible ...

I am sorry if this has been a source of "yellow journalism", to me, they
seem honest mistakes/bad-data, but I admit, the mistakes do not help ...
my original point seemed "so harmless", "be prudent/cautious" :-(

Tell you what, consider all this just "One Mans' Opinion", gather your
data and then you decide ...

Regards,
JS