<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Safe and Sound - Invisible Hazards Project Spin-offs - blog 20</title><link>/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound---invisible-hazards-project-spin-offs---blog-20</link><description>This week I&amp;#39;ve been sidetracked on a bit of a tangent to my build project.I was asked to make a presentation on invisible hazardous environmental factors.All I can say is the grapevine works in mysterious ways.Anyway I put together a 1 hour multi med</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Safe and Sound - Invisible Hazards Project Spin-offs - blog 20</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound---invisible-hazards-project-spin-offs---blog-20</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 15:16:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:22eb0d64-6196-4259-9da0-baf3cc5d3fb0</guid><dc:creator>mcb1</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Nice that others were interested.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s quite strange that now after so many years exposed to Cellphones that we are taking interest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately the number of &amp;#39;base stations&amp;#39; and the quality of the devices has improved and the power levels radiated have dropped wrt several years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote class="jive-quote"&gt;&lt;p&gt;connecting the aluminum siding as a shield.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would be wondering if that makes it a farady shield, or simply a really big antenna at at the right frequency &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-22eb0d64-6196-4259-9da0-baf3cc5d3fb0/contentimage_5F00_4751.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote class="jive-quote"&gt;&lt;p&gt;his microwave oven&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;It could be leaking, or simply a poor design.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I does impress me that they could contemplate making a device where the thing that is opened and shut is the one piece that keeps you safe &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-22eb0d64-6196-4259-9da0-baf3cc5d3fb0/contentimage_5F00_938.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote class="jive-quote"&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also found my cordless phone was high 24-7&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Q. Did your phone have more than one handset or base station.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our two are single handset and base station, and they know when they are sitting in the base station, so I always presumed they wouldn&amp;#39;t be radiating until the handset was removed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote class="jive-quote"&gt;&lt;p&gt;his new vehicle which has some kind of On-Star wireless system&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have read that some of them have a wireless connection that allows you to connect your cellphone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It effectively gives you coverage all the time ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We don&amp;#39;t have OnStar here, but I did note the portable GPS doesn&amp;#39;t work as well as I thought it should so obviously mine has RF floating around.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not sure if I want to scare myself and do some checks ....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3193&amp;AppID=150&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Safe and Sound - Invisible Hazards Project Spin-offs - blog 20</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound---invisible-hazards-project-spin-offs---blog-20</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:47:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:22eb0d64-6196-4259-9da0-baf3cc5d3fb0</guid><dc:creator>dwinhold</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Excellent!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dale&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3193&amp;AppID=150&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Safe and Sound - Invisible Hazards Project Spin-offs - blog 20</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound---invisible-hazards-project-spin-offs---blog-20</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:09:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:22eb0d64-6196-4259-9da0-baf3cc5d3fb0</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Great post Douglas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your device was intended to measure your environment and I would say you have succeeded.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It amazes me how many people have no idea of the things they have set up around themselves without realizing the risk involved.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3193&amp;AppID=150&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>