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For Your Safety
What does “SAR” mean?
In1996,theFCC,workingwiththeFDA,theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,and
otheragencies,establishedRFexposuresafetyguidelinesforwirelessphonesinthe
UnitedStates.Beforeawirelessphonemodelisavailableforsaletothepublic,itmust
betestedbythemanufacturerandcertifiedtotheFCCthatitdoesnotexceedlimits
establishedbytheFCC.OneoftheselimitsisexpressedasaSpecificAbsorptionRate,or
“SAR.”SARisameasureoftherateofabsorptionofRFenergyinthebody.TestsforSAR
areconductedwiththephonetransmittingatitshighestpowerlevelinalltestedfrequency
bands.Since1996,theFCChasrequiredthattheSARofhandheldwirelessphonesnot
exceed1.6wattsperkilogram,averagedoveronegramoftissue.
AlthoughtheSARisdeterminedatthehighestpowerlevel,theactualSARvalueofa
wirelessphonewhileoperatingcanbelessthanthereportedSARvalue.Thisisbecause
theSARvaluemayvaryfromcalltocall,dependingonfactorssuchasproximitytoacell
site,theproximityofthephonetothebodywhileinuse,andtheuseofhands-freedevices.
FormoreinformationaboutSARs,seetheFCC’sOETBulletins56and65athttp://www.fcc.
gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletinsorvisittheCellularTelecom-
municationsIndustryAssociationwebsiteathttp://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/index.cfm/
AID/10371.Youmayalsowishtocontactthemanufacturerofyourphone.
Can I minimize my RF exposure?
IfyouareconcernedaboutRF,thereareseveralsimplestepsyoucantaketominimize
yourRFexposure.Youcan,ofcourse,reduceyourtalktime.Youcanplacemoredistance
betweenyourbodyandthesourceoftheRF,astheexposureleveldropsoffdramatically
withdistance.TheFDA/FCCwebsitestatesthat“hands-freekitscanbeusedwithwireless
phonesforconvenienceandcomfort.ThesesystemsreducetheabsorptionofRFenergy
intheheadbecausethephone,whichisthesourceoftheRFemissions,willnotbe
placedagainstthehead.Ontheotherhand,ifthephoneismountedagainstthewaistor
otherpartofthebodyduringuse,thenthatpartofthebodywillabsorbmoreRFenergy.
WirelessphonesmarketedintheU.S.arerequiredtomeetsafetyrequirementsregardless
ofwhethertheyareusedagainsttheheadoragainstthebody.Eitherconfigurationshould
resultincompliancewiththesafetylimit.”Also,ifyouuseyourwirelessphonewhilein
acar,youcanuseaphonewithanantennaontheoutsideofthevehicle.Youshouldalso
readandfollowyourwirelessphonemanufacturer’sinstructionsforthesafeoperationof
yourphone.