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February 9th 04, 03:18 PM

Dr. Anton T. Squeegee

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Hi again

It looks like I've started World War III with this topic.

This can happen on Usenet. Please don't top-post. I lost the
context of the specific message you were replying to because you did so.

I think it is a shame that some are glossing over the topic because safety
with petroleum is a serious issue. Maybe APRS does not pose a hazard but the
topic deserves serious discussion.

Of course it's a serious issue. It's just that electrostatic
discharge is a far greater hazard around filling stations than any
amount of RF energy would be.

The bottom line is that you should worry more about what you're
wearing, and whether your body is carrying a static charge, than about
whether you've got an active transmitter. The signs you see are
presenting more disinformation than anything else, and I'm sorry that
those who mandated they be put in place didn't do their homework a
little better.

73 de KC7GR

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