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Where can Igo to learn more about Regulatory Compliance? Are there any health hazards associated with the The FCC's document OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01,Evaluating ChoiceConnect devices? • Compliance with FCC guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio The World Health Organization(WHO)notes in its Fact Sheet 304: Frequency Electromagnetic Helots details how to measure or "Flo date,the only health effect from RF fields Identified calculate levels of RF radiation and to determine compliance of RF in scientific reviews has been related to an increase In facilities with exposure limits. body temperature(>1°C)from exposure at very high field Additionally,FCC OEf Bulletin 65 Supplement C Edition 01-01 Intensity found only in certain industrial facilities,such as RF (known as OET-65C),provides further guidance on determining heaters.The levels of RF exposure from base stations and compliance for portable and mobile devices. wireless networks are so low that the temperature Increases These documents may be found at www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety. are insignificant and do not affect human health." Th See WHO Fact Sheet 304 for more Information about RF fields at How often do the ChoiceConnect devices transmit data? http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs304/enfindex.html. Tne Choice Connector,endpoint devices transmit data in Mobile mode less than 1.5 minutes per day,with very short pulses.The Are there RF exposure standards for the ChoiceConnect collection devices transmit a maximum of 13.5 ChoiceConnect devices? minutes per day with a maximum transmit duration of 70 msec. The FCC has established rules requiring transmitting facilities to. comply with RF exposure guidelines.The limits established in the What is the power output from the ChoiceConnect devices guidelines are designed to protect the public health with a very when they are transmitting data? large margin of safety.We are informed that these limits have The maximum power output for the ChoiceConnect endpoint been endorsed by federal health and safety agencies such as the devices is up to'/z watt,while the maximum power output of the Environmental Protection Agency(FA)and the FDA. collection device is less than 1-watt.In comparison,portable- The he FCC has established exposure guidelines for RF devices transmitters used by consumers typically operate over the output operating in the 300 kilohertz(kHz)-100 GHz range.These safety power range of less than 100 milliwatts(RAM to several watts. . guidelines are outlined in the publication,OET Bulletin 65 Edition How often do the ChoiceConnect devices transmit data? 97-01,Evaluating Compliance with FCC guidelines for Human - The Choice Connect*"endpoint devices transmit data in Mobile Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Held and can be mode less than 1.5 minutes per day,with very short pulses.The found at www.fcc.gov/oeUrfsafety. ChoiceConnect collection devices transmit a maximum of 13.5 The general population exposure limits set by the FCC for the •• minutes par day with a maximum transmit duration of 70 msec. frequency range utilized by the EndPoint and other devices like cordless phones and baby monitors,is 0.6 milliwatts per centimeter What is the power output from the ChoiceConnect devices squared(mW/cmz)at 902 MHz when they are transmitting data? When a typical endpoint device is transmitting at its maximum The maximum power output for the ChoiceConnect endpoint power level,the exposure to radio frequency energy at a distance devices is up to Ys watt,while the maximum power output of the of 20 centimeters from the endpoint is 0,08 mW/cm2 at 902 MHz. collection device is less than 1 watt In comparison,portable or almost 7.5 times lower than the exposure limit set by the FCC. transmitters used by consumers typically operate over the output When the collection device is transmitting at its maximum power power range of less than 100 milliwatts(mW)to several watts. level,the exposure to radio frequency energy at a distance of 1 meter from the collector is 0.026 mW/cn2,or almost 24 times lower than the exposure limit set by the FCC at 20 centimeters. This calculation is for radio frequency energy radiated outward from the high gain(5.15dB)antenna attached to the CholceConnect collector. 't meterwasusedarce theco0ector is pole mowzad