Smart meters are a new technology that can read the amount of utilities such as electricity, natural gas, or water that you use and then send that information as an electronic signal back to the company. In the past, the data from the meters had to be read by a person but smart meters have now been used for a number of years in some developed countries, especially in parts of Europe. In recent years, they have been installed in some areas of the United States as well.
Concerns have been raised about the safety of smart meters because they give off the same kinds of radiofrequency (RF) waves as cell phones and Wi-Fi devices. But instead of just giving off a signal every now and then 'smart' meters give off random electronic signals because they are constantly talking to a central computer system. 'Smart' meters are typically installed outside the home, either in place of or as part of existing meters. How much RF energy that people are exposed to from the smart meter depends on how far they are from the smart meter antenna and how the smart meter sends its signal. The frequency and power of the RF waves given off by a smart meter are 'only' 2-millisecond spikes of RF and so the companies claim they are safe. But it emissions are randomly assigned to a pattern of alternating frequencies—the pulses keep shifting which frequency they are using. At least 90% of the pulses are not your data, but the “mesh network” talking to itself—also known as network “chatter.”
The spiked pulses are like a strobe light. Strobe lights also emit spiked pulses, about 1/2 millisecond each. The “smart” meter pulses can go off at a rate of 2 to 20 per second. Strobe lights are known to have neurological effects, and are not allowed to be sold if they strobe at a rate above 10 pulses per second. Some people cannot be around strobe lights, they set off visually triggered seizures. The “smart” meter RF emissions constitute an all-new, bizarre pattern, unlike the pattern of emissions from your cell phone or any other RF-emitting device. But the utility companies all claim low RF emissions because the calculations used to arrive at the low RF exposure numbers that most utilities published are arrived at by time-averaging. “Smart” meters have an unusual, unpredictable pattern of RF emissions, usually referred to as “pulses”—sudden high levels of RF followed by no emissions. Each pulse is about 2 milliseconds (2/1000th of a second) long.
By time averaging, they can bring down the total peak level that they claim the meters emit. Yet if f you time-average the strong millisecond pulses of a strobe light, they “equal” a low-wattage light bulb continuously on; but no one would legitimately make such a claim. Strobe lights have distinct neurological effects in many people—headaches, dizziness, and for some- epileptic seizures and radiation effects have already been researched about here and include headaches, rashes, fatigue, mood swing, irritability and sleep disturbances. RF radiation is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” Because RF radiation is a possible carcinogen, and smart meters give off RF radiation, it is possible that smart meters could increase cancer risk. Here is a video showing a person's blood before and after exposure to a 'smart' meter done by a doctor I personally know and trust.
The good news is that in some places where 'smart' meters are being installed, people have the choice to opt in or opt out of having them, but this isn’t an option everywhere. To sign a petition to stop having them installed in NY sign here.
The spiked pulses are like a strobe light. Strobe lights also emit spiked pulses, about 1/2 millisecond each. The “smart” meter pulses can go off at a rate of 2 to 20 per second. Strobe lights are known to have neurological effects, and are not allowed to be sold if they strobe at a rate above 10 pulses per second. Some people cannot be around strobe lights, they set off visually triggered seizures. The “smart” meter RF emissions constitute an all-new, bizarre pattern, unlike the pattern of emissions from your cell phone or any other RF-emitting device. But the utility companies all claim low RF emissions because the calculations used to arrive at the low RF exposure numbers that most utilities published are arrived at by time-averaging. “Smart” meters have an unusual, unpredictable pattern of RF emissions, usually referred to as “pulses”—sudden high levels of RF followed by no emissions. Each pulse is about 2 milliseconds (2/1000th of a second) long.
By time averaging, they can bring down the total peak level that they claim the meters emit. Yet if f you time-average the strong millisecond pulses of a strobe light, they “equal” a low-wattage light bulb continuously on; but no one would legitimately make such a claim. Strobe lights have distinct neurological effects in many people—headaches, dizziness, and for some- epileptic seizures and radiation effects have already been researched about here and include headaches, rashes, fatigue, mood swing, irritability and sleep disturbances. RF radiation is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” Because RF radiation is a possible carcinogen, and smart meters give off RF radiation, it is possible that smart meters could increase cancer risk. Here is a video showing a person's blood before and after exposure to a 'smart' meter done by a doctor I personally know and trust.
The good news is that in some places where 'smart' meters are being installed, people have the choice to opt in or opt out of having them, but this isn’t an option everywhere. To sign a petition to stop having them installed in NY sign here.
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