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3D TV (meyrick) 05/03/2012 22:00:02
by meyrick
0 3641
YSHIELD (WRGE2000) 11/11/2011 10:03:10
by alasdairP
2 3956
LED Lighting (helsbells) 05/10/2011 10:49:18
by Jean Philips
3 1756
'Safer' Mobile Phone? (elle66) 05/10/2011 10:44:04
by Jean Philips
1 1219
Power over Ethernet (PoE) (KeiraN) 23/05/2011 13:59:10
by KeiraN
0 1624
Limitation in Switzerland (Jorgen) 15/02/2011 18:26:36
by Jorgen
2 3359
Ham Radio antennas, how bad are they? (tsim) 13/02/2011 12:05:12
by alasdairP
1 1699
Induction loops (Amanda Geary) 06/01/2011 11:19:06
by Jean Philips
1 1251
How far should a house be from a cell mast and/or telephone co. microwave statio (tsim) 06/01/2011 11:17:55
by Jean Philips
1 1431
Screening advice (Eli) 06/01/2011 11:11:55
by Jean Philips
1 1268
innerspring mattresses (Linda) 08/12/2010 23:10:55
by Linda
2 1233
School wifi - ironstone walls (Eli) 22/11/2010 20:00:16
by Eli
0 1112
The hum (WRGE2000) 26/07/2010 21:46:57
by WRGE2000
4 1828
10 Hz beacon signal in Wi-Fi - origin + how to measure? (Mikko) 06/07/2010 21:10:11
by AndrewCohen
2 2487
What is effect (and remedy) for home TV antennas? (tsim) 06/07/2010 21:05:44
by AndrewCohen
1 1139
Games consoles (WRGE2000) 06/07/2010 21:01:58
by AndrewCohen
3 1182
Devices Employed in Healing Article (neuroki) 06/07/2010 20:58:42
by AndrewCohen
1 1179
Raditech? (WRGE2000) 06/07/2010 20:51:07
by AndrewCohen
2 2082
What are the effects of satellite dishes on homes for someone that is sensitive (tsim) 06/07/2010 20:47:06
by AndrewCohen
1 1296
Bees (DMaclean) 06/07/2010 20:45:11
by AndrewCohen
3 1138
Lighting in schools (DMaclean) 06/07/2010 20:41:17
by AndrewCohen
1 1188
iHit devices (DMaclean) 06/07/2010 20:38:19
by AndrewCohen
1 1662
How to ground a Metal Roof on a house (tsim) 06/07/2010 20:28:41
by AndrewCohen
1 1427
emf's from solar panels / sonos wireless system (tmeehan) 06/07/2010 20:24:09
by AndrewCohen
2 1770
Geopathic Stress - Credible EMF source? (helsbells) 06/07/2010 20:20:27
by AndrewCohen
1 1332
This forum (WRGE2000) 06/07/2010 20:11:57
by AndrewCohen
1 1098
Home Rewiring (elle66) 06/01/2010 21:51:24
by elle66
11 2969
MW1 picks up loud signal from laptop (Linda) 01/12/2009 17:28:08
by Linda
1 1236
Electrical Sensitivity: What to look for in new house (tsim) 10/10/2009 02:33:55
by tsim
2 1368
microwave or UHF? (neuroki) 08/10/2009 10:42:43
by Jean Philips
3 1327
emissions from taxi base transmitter mast (sayno_tospam) 08/10/2009 09:42:48
by Jean Philips
3 2035
Digital Switchover (Jayne Papworth) 06/10/2009 21:42:19
by marg5hatesmasts
7 25730
New technology - wireless electricity or Witricity - implications (jo2) 12/08/2009 11:52:25
by jo2
0 14230
Can the symptoms caused by EMF vary during the day? (WRGE2000) 04/08/2009 08:51:20
by Mikko
3 1210
Radar (jo2) 04/08/2009 08:19:54
by Mikko
2 3032
URGENT: is wi-fi that bad short term? (Linda) 03/07/2009 00:31:45
by Linda
4 1181
Pilkington K Glass/ Earthing HF Shielding Paint HSF54 paint in bedrooms (Jayne Papworth) 02/07/2009 21:16:52
by Jayne Papworth
6 1954
High electrical fields on standard PC keyboard (fshui9) 30/06/2009 23:40:41
by alasdairP
1 1080
Lower Voltage = reduced exposure to EMFs ? (Wattie) 30/06/2009 23:36:01
by alasdairP
2 1139
removal of wifi in primary school (alyson) 30/06/2009 23:19:35
by alasdairP
1 1072
Earthing options for laptop (fshui9) 23/06/2009 09:48:25
by Sarahp
1 1119
ideas for protection (Linda) 23/06/2009 09:47:31
by Sarahp
9 2419
RF issues in school (Jayne Papworth) 31/05/2009 21:00:39
by Jayne Papworth
4 1133
(Further) Home Rewiring Questions (elle66) 29/05/2009 13:56:20
by alasdairP
14 2323
Wireless enabled laptop (helsbells) 28/05/2009 09:11:18
by Sarahp
1 1107
Another mobile tower issue (Linda) 29/04/2009 03:10:29
by Linda
0 1652
Alice (Alice Burnett) 28/04/2009 13:06:59
by Alice Burnett
4 1294
Electricians informed about low EMF issues (Jayne Papworth) 26/04/2009 11:59:36
by Jayne Papworth
0 1154
Underfloor Heating (helsbells) 23/04/2009 22:29:19
by alasdairP
1 1734
Powerlines close to potential rental house and their effects (tsim) 23/04/2009 21:36:06
by alasdairP
5 1291
Digital Aerials/ low level noise and vibration (Jayne Papworth) 13/04/2009 22:19:58
by alasdairP
6 11963
TV Aerials (elle66) 08/04/2009 21:45:13
by alasdairP
6 2997
Human Cell communication => via nanotubes and calcium ions (EMR susceptible) (GilStevens) 06/04/2009 20:40:42
by GilStevens
3 2150
Premise for SAR to EMR maybe fundamentally incorrect ... need opinions .. (GilStevens) 31/03/2009 17:07:52
by GilStevens
9 3415
Reading Lights (Wattie) 31/03/2009 14:08:11
by Mikko
5 3339
Lithium and electromagnetic fields (SHneuro) 31/03/2009 13:22:56
by Mikko
5 1469
Cordless phones (Linda) 27/03/2009 16:30:52
by alasdairP
1 4279
G-Proteins => Need Molecular Cell expert or pathologist (GilStevens) 24/03/2009 19:24:06
by GilStevens
0 1255
Mobile Phone Masts and Wifi with young family /professional advice (Jayne Papworth) 23/03/2009 18:18:14
by alasdairP
7 3334
Help with removal of Wifi in school (Jayne Papworth) 17/03/2009 09:55:08
by Jayne Papworth
4 1288
Sounds I don't recognise on electrosmog - does anyone know what they might be? (jo2) 12/03/2009 20:27:15
by jo2
2 1641
Protective goggles or glasses? (For daily, professional measurement purposes) (Mikko) 10/03/2009 22:12:24
by alasdairP
1 1407
Recommendations for Safe distances (Cell Phone Towers or Cell Phone Masts) (GilStevens) 10/03/2009 18:16:11
by GilStevens
0 1150
Field meter discrepancy (fshui9) 02/03/2009 20:33:14
by fshui9
6 4536
guest16 (guest16) 02/03/2009 17:41:24
by alasdairP
2 1166
Bedside alarm clocks (donweir) 02/03/2009 17:21:43
by alasdairP
1 23573
Assertion on Bias for research (GilStevens) 08/02/2009 21:52:32
by alasdairP
2 1227
Per County standards, government recognition of issues ... (GilStevens) 08/02/2009 21:37:14
by alasdairP
1 1172
Power frequency meters (neuroki) 08/02/2009 21:07:46
by alasdairP
1 1441
Help to blow away this smokescreen (Eli) 06/02/2009 13:20:22
by Eli
4 2745
USA FCC Standard 1.6 W/kg => How to map to electromagnetic W/m^2?? (GilStevens) 27/01/2009 19:24:00
by GilStevens
4 1596
How exactly does microwave/radio wave radiation behave on metal surfaces? (peter1000000) 27/01/2009 18:46:20
by GilStevens
1 1833
Which countris accept EM sensitivity as a sickness (Jorgen) 24/01/2009 22:04:21
by marg5hatesmasts
1 1190
Where to Get Switzerland, and Salzberg official standards. (GilStevens) 16/01/2009 18:39:00
by GilStevens
5 1846
Unaccountable EM Radiation (mhs1) 15/01/2009 18:46:05
by topazg
2 3551
Gigaherz meter (jo2) 13/01/2009 08:30:13
by jo2
5 6890
Typo in newly updated melatonin article (josh416) 06/01/2009 20:39:34
by alasdairP
1 1273
Use of mobile phone tracking device in metal cage environment (tony allison) 06/01/2009 20:17:30
by alasdairP
1 1799
Help! (bja) 03/01/2009 18:34:15
by bja
7 2653
bluetooth microphone? (mara) 25/11/2008 10:32:43
by Sarahp
3 1205
Health Concerns Regarding Use of Dongle Mobile Broadband (QUESTION) 21/11/2008 15:16:05
by QUESTION
2 1196
Microwave radiation effect on food (DMaclean) 20/11/2008 12:27:53
by Mikko
2 3013
low emission monitors (katie hulse) 20/11/2008 12:13:38
by Mikko
2 1800
Demand Switches (KeiraN) 12/11/2008 22:27:01
by KeiraN
9 4008
Nintendo Wii? (Eli) 22/10/2008 20:18:34
by Eli
2 1205
Multiple Masts (helsbells) 21/10/2008 10:11:37
by helsbells
2 1191
sub stations (helsbells) 20/10/2008 22:47:46
by alasdairP
1 1243
Is a Serial port good for earthing laptop? (fshui9) 20/10/2008 22:20:37
by alasdairP
1 1477
Grounding conundrum (patchmac) 04/10/2008 12:59:43
by patchmac
2 1250
Using Yshield in bathrooms (WRGE2000) 25/09/2008 09:13:58
by Sarahp
2 1192
Safest desk / floor reading lamps? (mcfitzgerald) 12/09/2008 21:30:54
by mcfitzgerald
2 1247
Neighbours with DECT and wi-fi (mcfitzgerald) 05/09/2008 13:40:18
by mcfitzgerald
8 2997
Mobile Phone Masts(nigel) (mw.healthworks) 03/09/2008 21:11:37
by alasdairP
1 1669
Mobile phone masts at University (mcfitzgerald) 31/08/2008 10:06:16
by mcfitzgerald
3 1802
double insulated room thermostats (krishna) 20/08/2008 22:03:23
by krishna
2 1321
raditech home neutraliser multiwave oscillators (alyson) 17/08/2008 13:27:14
by Mikko
3 2917
Earthing canopies (marg5hatesmasts) 14/08/2008 04:27:29
by topazg
3 1365
how long does a microwave bounce around for in a metal box? (peter1000000) 06/08/2008 23:10:36
by peter1000000
7 1729
Alternative to BT Homehub wifi for internet access? (Aubergine44) 28/07/2008 21:48:45
by alasdairP
1 1824
Substation in HIgh-Rise Block (background hum) 28/07/2008 21:34:47
by alasdairP
6 2748
Shielding Portable Demonstrator Tool (fshui9) 28/07/2008 21:25:56
by alasdairP
1 4691
Shielding beds etc using aluminium foil? (fshui9) 28/07/2008 21:12:22
by alasdairP
1 2950
EMF fields on town centre property (Aubergine44) 10/07/2008 09:22:54
by Sarahp
1 1827
using electricity in a sheilded caravan. electronic ballast lamposts (peter1000000) 04/07/2008 23:59:49
by peter1000000
2 1191
electrostress/EHS (Michael Nield) 01/07/2008 12:10:03
by Jean Philips
1 1188
eu and uk guidelines and limits on mr/rf (peter1000000) 27/06/2008 17:10:23
by alasdairP
1 1195
Digital switchover (weety) 27/06/2008 16:57:54
by alasdairP
1 1123
Scale inhibitors (krishna) 27/06/2008 16:52:17
by alasdairP
1 1252
RAF Boulmer (Anne B) 14/06/2008 11:29:57
by Anne B
2 1672
Dirty power (JackV) 13/06/2008 20:57:55
by alasdairP
1 1188
wireless boiler controls (peter1000000) 13/06/2008 20:54:18
by alasdairP
1 1876
Electric fields from a wired-in heated towel rail (Hellis) 10/06/2008 11:52:23
by alasdairP
3 1367
WiMAX - How risky? (Mikko) 03/06/2008 21:41:12
by alasdairP
1 1670
is it possible 4 a rf survey at my uni? (peter1000000) 03/06/2008 21:16:31
by alasdairP
1 1105
concerned about wi max and digital tv (peter1000000) 28/05/2008 18:54:36
by alasdairP
5 1563
will a caravan with bobinet curtains be enough to sheild rf? (peter1000000) 27/05/2008 10:24:34
by alasdairP
1 2018
what level of radiation do old cordless analog phones give off? (peter1000000) 27/05/2008 10:20:22
by alasdairP
7 5087
buying a car not new enough to have bluetooth, but not old enough to die on me (peter1000000) 21/05/2008 09:41:26
by Sarahp
4 2710
YSheild HF54 (weety) 21/05/2008 09:32:43
by Sarahp
7 1362
MW1 and MW35 (jo2) 20/05/2008 14:16:21
by alasdairP
4 1261
house rewired in screen cable? (peter1000000) 20/05/2008 14:08:07
by alasdairP
1 1581
Hoovers (gprince01) 03/05/2008 21:11:30
by alasdairP
3 1223
EMFs in 2006 Renault Scenic (JOanna Peare) 03/05/2008 21:09:15
by alasdairP
1 1203
Wi-Fi in schools (tmeehan) 28/04/2008 13:22:48
by alasdairP
1 1101
DECT cordless phones and Wifi (jo2) 10/04/2008 21:19:01
by jo2
2 1647
House rewiring questions (krishna) 10/04/2008 18:18:06
by alasdairP
14 2552
Buying a home next to a small substation (nickmarshall) 10/04/2008 17:47:25
by alasdairP
4 7556
telephone filter (Jonny) 04/04/2008 18:14:50
by alasdairP
1 2176
Apparent destruction of DAB receivers in home environment (sayno_tospam) 19/03/2008 18:17:02
by sayno_tospam
6 14959
Magnetic field distance (cdc) 08/03/2008 22:21:15
by topazg
5 2054
Orchid DECT (Vivienne Baron) 07/03/2008 12:12:57
by Sarahp
1 1248
'Normal' field levels. (donweir) 05/03/2008 13:48:00
by donweir
7 2262
Trees for absorbing radiation from mast (weety) 04/03/2008 09:10:20
by alasdairP
3 1787
looking for articles (Jonny) 01/03/2008 11:11:28
by alasdairP
1 1102
trying to locate text of article (Jonny) 28/02/2008 17:37:28
by Jonny
1 1094
Electrosensitivity and radon gas (jo2) 28/02/2008 08:32:40
by jo2
4 1509
mobile phone masts (les.taylder) 14/02/2008 13:17:08
by alasdairP
1 1227
mobile phone masts near schools v WiFi in schools? (S. Stanley) 24/01/2008 22:41:09
by S. Stanley
2 1145
blue tube headset (Martin Speake) 21/01/2008 12:16:39
by Sarahp
1 1392
Digital radios (Rebecca Bidwell) 11/01/2008 09:31:00
by Rebecca Bidwell
2 1209
Mobile phone masts (Rebecca Bidwell) 10/01/2008 23:00:07
by alasdairP
2 1401
EXTRADIA WI-GUARD (eric) 10/01/2008 17:31:34
by alasdairP
4 1138
Microwave Ovens (jennifer-ann) 02/01/2008 18:17:07
by jennifer-ann
2 1157
Why screened cable? (neuroki) 02/01/2008 18:00:45
by alasdairP
8 3178
Dlans again (Jonny) 02/01/2008 17:15:10
by alasdairP
1 1234
Is UMTS a safe alternative to wi-fi (Jonny) 02/01/2008 11:16:00
by alasdairP
1 1212
Buying a property near a mobile phone mast and television mast (lisajones) 23/12/2007 12:54:21
by alasdairP
5 2300
Tetra masts and mind control (DMaclean) 23/12/2007 12:50:58
by alasdairP
1 2021
electric fields emitted by mobile phones (SHneuro) 06/12/2007 18:00:00
by alasdairP
3 1246
screening paint (SHneuro) 06/12/2007 10:14:19
by Sarahp
1 1398
devolo dLAN system (KeiraN) 04/12/2007 13:58:25
by KeiraN
7 2463
electrical and magnetic fields (alyson) 28/11/2007 19:53:04
by alyson
0 3059
Beds/Mobile phone masts (KeiraN) 20/11/2007 21:40:04
by KeiraN
5 3012
Chronic fatigue syndrome/M.E and emf (thesexyboi) 19/11/2007 13:14:16
by Jean Philips
1 2608
Shielding paint cover (mcfitzgerald) 08/11/2007 18:55:15
by mcfitzgerald
2 1842
Solar Panels & Domestic Wind Turbines (marektribedi) 28/10/2007 04:40:09
by alasdairP
1 1619
Weird missile like plaines(what are they) (cai) (thesexyboi) 28/10/2007 04:35:08
by alasdairP
1 2960
Screening magnetic fields (Rbarker) 28/10/2007 04:25:08
by alasdairP
3 1263
Shielding a substation (sarah withers) 19/10/2007 14:20:17
by sarah withers
6 2186
transformer next to house boundary wall (gregssd) 18/10/2007 11:15:21
by alasdairP
4 1265
Calculating the REI (carole.nettles) 16/10/2007 05:35:26
by alasdairP
3 1187
measuring instrument (Jonny) 15/10/2007 12:06:00
by Sarahp
1 1550
Mobile phone masts (cdwebb@btinternet.com) 03/10/2007 10:14:22
by Sarahp
1 1836
MW1 and ELF meter (jo2) 02/10/2007 09:52:56
by alasdairP
2 1650
Precautionary Principle (tom1) 13/09/2007 16:24:44
by Jean Philips
7 8047
emfs and microwaves (jo2) 05/09/2007 13:49:43
by Jean Philips
1 1214
Amateur Radio Masts (carole.nettles) 04/09/2007 17:10:37
by carole.nettles
2 1704
Cancer statistics (tom1) 17/08/2007 12:55:15
by tom1
1 1154
Number of people killed by EMF? (tom1) 15/08/2007 14:03:46
by topazg
1 1172
wireless broadband (jo2) 07/08/2007 08:24:48
by jo2
2 1170
Substations (fire4498) 18/07/2007 14:38:56
by fire4498
5 1381
upgrading from single to 3 phase overhead cables (Carol) 04/07/2007 21:13:49
by alasdairP
7 4725
Screened Cable (niccon) 28/06/2007 10:44:00
by alasdairP
3 1707
Earthing and EMFs (niccon) 27/06/2007 20:46:23
by niccon
2 1202
Is dLan a safe alternative to WiFi?? (Gingi) 07/06/2007 18:36:56
by Jean Philips
2 1418
MOBILE PHONE MAST (KLM) 07/06/2007 18:25:35
by Jean Philips
2 1415
Welcome to the Powerwatch subscription support forums (topazg) 04/06/2007 10:13:09
by KLM
1 1222