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Curve of the by TNO used UMTS signal.
TNO has stated that they used the guidelines of ETSI TS 125 102 for the definition of the UMTS signal. But theese are only meant for an UMTS-TDD signal.
The signal, like in the picture BELOW does NOT show a TD-CDMA signal, but a W-CDMA signal (FDD), like they are going to be used in the Netherlands.

It is striking, that normally a TD-CDMA signal is heavily pulsed and a W-CDMA signal not.
In spite of this the period time of the signals is ca. 0,066ms, which means 15.000 Hz puls.

Indeed only four control channels, thus without any traffic, but still pulsed with 15.000 Hz. Compared with a standard GSM-organization channel is this a factor 9 times higher.
(Mobile phone are pulsed with 217 Hz; base stations with 1733 Hz).
(It is unclear if this pulsrate of 15 KHz will exist when real traffic is used!)

Based on the assumption, that the induction of body currents increases with the frequency, the steepness of amplitude and the height of the amplitude (dynamics), than a stronger reaction with UMTS opposed to GSM is explicable.
If people already react to GSM signals, with UMTS this will increase.
The more reason for applying the precautionary principe.

One may wonder how these signals will be looking when indeed data traffic will occur, which is till now not the case!
(Source image: TNO-FEL REPORT_03148)

Further questions about the TNO Rapport are in *het bitje* Oktober/Februari 2004.

TNO-FEL REPORT_03148.pdf | original TNO Rapport COFAM

TNO kritiek.pdf | criticism on TNO Rapport from a Swiss Forschungsstiftung

On June 28th the Gezondheidsraad (Dutch Health Council) has given a pressrelease about the wish for further UMTS research.

Pressrelease

GR advies TNO-onderzoek.pdf

But the conclusions of the GR are not correct. They have the opinion that no effects with GSM have been observed.
That conclusion is wrong.

Obviously the GR cannot read.
In the first place, they did not take into consideration, that the test persons, when first being exposed to the heavy UMTS, and in continuation (after a pause of only 30 minutes) being exposed to the less heavy GSM radiation, they were in no position to feel the difference because the UMTS effects were still present.

TNO has assumed to find only effects on short terms and did not consider a cumulative effect.
Moreover, the people from group A are already exposed to GSM radiation at home, and even on quantities levels as used while testing. On the one side, they are pre-charged already and on the other hand the test is no challenge, but something they are already used to.

But if one looks at the total-scores of both groups, it is apparent that in *training* group A (the elektrosensibles) this amounted 5,72 and with group B 1,83.
The totalscore with GSM900 amounted with group A 8,71 and with group B 2,25.
That means a significant difference also for the GSM expostition.

Nor TNO nor the Gezondheidsraad have any understanding for the phenomenon *electrosensibility*.

Technical objections concerning the TNO Study:

1. They did not measure the radiation directly in the vicinity of the persons.
They *calculated* that, from 3 meter away.
2. They speak about an electrical AC field of 0.71 V/m and 1 V/m. However the in the Rapport mentioned measuring probe of Holaday starts from 3 V/m to 300 V/m. This probe could not measure the given values at all! Here someone has applied magic; that is improper and un-technical!
3. The electric field probe was placed very close to the Antennas. That is in the *near field*. General rule is, that in the near field also the magnetic field must be measured. However in the Report there is no magnetic probe to be found.
4. A GSM signal cannot be imitated in a frequency generator, because it is very unstable, whimsical and very fast changeable. And only four of the eight channels were used; that is not conform reality.
5. The GSM signals as well as the UMTS signals were only used as organisation channel.
The in reality passing data traffic was not considerd. (That raises the load).

In any case, it is good that there will be further research on UMTS.

This ETH study is not a real replication, because GSM900 and GSM1800 are not included.

They use only UMTS. The TNO-Cofam study used only 1 V/m.
The Swiss now use 1 V/m plus 10 V/m, or 2652 and 265.251 uW/m2.

Timefactor with electrosensibility

The TNO Cofam Study as well as the coming swiss ETH Study can be regarded as worthless in relation to the experiencing of HF radiation. The intermission breaks should be at minimum a full day, and in a radiation free surrounding; not in a laboratory with so many antennas.

The *scientists* do not have the slightest idea what electrosensibility implies.
The test persons are shortly *radiated*, do have a short break, and are next *radiated* again.
But that does not work this way. Humans are not mechanical robots and pressing a button does not result instantly into a perception of *feeling something*.

A characteristic of electrosensibilty is, that the time between exposure and perception can be quite different and various. And for every person different.
There are persons who feel something within minutes. Others after approximately 20 minutes. Yet others, who are troubled today, from an exposure of yesterday.

An important factor is also, how high the preliminary load is. And with the preliminary load the total of electrosmog plays an important role, so also the lowfrequent sources..
Did the test persons came by public transport? By train? By tram? By bus?
Were they previously in a supermarket with fluorescent lighting, halogen lamps, deepfreezers, and elektronical tills? Was in the hotel a DECT phone? A wireless computersystem?
Did the bed in the bedroom contain metal parts, like for example a boxspring?
Than the test persons are surely heavy preliminary loaded.

What the*scientists* also do not understand, is the fact, that the load can be precipitated in the body very quickly, but that the body needs a very long time in order to discharge this load.
This discharge may take two days up to a whole week. On the condition, that this may take place in a radiationfree surrounding.

So, if suffering of sleeplessness, other causes need to be considered. I mean that one checks a mobile phone mast in the vicinity (or DECT or Wlan at the dear neighbours).
No, one has to think quite hard which other sources one is exposed to during daytime.
For example on the place of work. Fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, metal undercarriages of tables which may contain heavy magnetic DC fields. Computer monitors. DECT phones in other rooms. And of course the there present radiation of mobile phone masts.
The body will be *charged* there already.
The disturbance sources at home are then the drop, which lets the bucket flow over.
It is very often heard, that people when on holiday in a radiation free surrounding, feel free and *reborn* after one or two days. But after homecoming do have their complaints very fast.

So, when electrosensibles suffer from sleeplessness in a radiationfree bedroom, it may have to do with the exposures during daytime, because the body did not have enough time in order to *process* this.

Electrosensibles should investigate for themselves:
- when they are exposed to electrosmog,
- when they experience the complaints, and
- when these complaints lessen again (at leaving those sources)).

Prof. Karl Hecht has in his 4 PDF files (200 pages) in his criticism of Silny's Frequentia, also written a lot about the timefactor. He also criticizes, that only short-term tests are done.
The Russians did undertake many long-term tests, but those are greatly ignored overhere.

It may be clear, that when the pre-load is small, an exposure can be *processed* quicker, than when the pre-load is big. It may take then a long time.

But when we look at this study from another angle, some new questions come to the surface:

There was a control group and a number of *electrosensible* persons. Nobody knows if these persons were indeed really electrosensible. They were not examined; a self-declaration formular was sufficient.

Many electrosensibles in Switserland are a member of Gigaherz.ch. It is very odd, that after many calls from Gigaherz.ch to come forward, only 4 = four persons did report. All four reported their experienced troubles on their ETH study.

In the report, that is the peer-review article, nothing can be found.
This was astonishing to those persons, because they reported it as such.

The question arises if from the 33 socalled *electrosensibles* only 4 were real electrosensible, and the others just simulants who wanted to participate under false flag in order to influence the outcome.
It is also very peculiar, that the *electrosensibles* were not examined at all or questioned on their merites. That way everybody can declare himself electrosensible, even a *Mobilfunker* !

None of all those scientific bozo's poses those questions.
They put 485.000 Euro on the table, in order that already before the official announcement of the results were presented, the dutch secretary of environment, van Geel, could crow on RTL-TV: *UMTS is harmless*

So according to the results of this investigation, when read carefully, all UMTS transmitters may transmit for 45 minutes per week, and the rest of the time be shut off. And about 3.4 % of the population may experience health problems.
Because that is the real conclusion, where van Geel and cs. pass by.

Here another testimonial, this time from a lawyer:

Ich habe nach dem zweiten Versuch der Assistentin mündlich bei der letzten Sitzung mitgeteilt, dass ich sehr intensiv auf die 10v/m reagiert habe. Auch habe ich dies im Schlussfragebogen noch einmal aufgeworfen. Ich frage mich nun, in welcher Form diese Angaben berücksichtigt worden sind. Nach den individuellen Ergebnissen habe ich den Verdacht, dass diese Angaben nicht berücksichtigt worden sind oder in das Kapitel, "schwache Reaktionen , die keinen Zusammenhang mit der Befeldung haben" abgelegt wurden. Sodann bitte ich Sie aufzuklären, wie ein Befund wie der meine, der die Befeldung von 10v/m mit einem Faktor 2 angibt, währenddem die Befeldung von 1 v/m eine Woche später mit einem Faktor 20 angegeben wurde, eingeordnet wird. Abgesehen davon möchte ich Ihnen auch zur Kenntnis bringen, dass ich mit dem Fragebogen grosse Mühe hatte, den richtig zu beantworten. Dass dieser validiert war, ändert daran nichts. Deshalb ist es sehr wahrscheinlich, dass die Angaben der Versuchspersonen nicht zutreffen. Hinzu kommt, dass wer nicht mehr aufnahmefähig ist oder nur mit grosser Willenskraft reagieren kann oder sich wie vom Boden abgehoben fühlt (nach der 10v/m Befeldung), wohl kaum sagt, es gehe ihm schlecht. Als Anwältin (und sicher gibt es auch andere Berufsparten) bin ich darauf trainiert, das Letzte zu geben, wo andere schon längst aufgegeben hätten. Heute muss ich rückblickend sagen, dass ich die BEFELDUNG von 10 v/m spürte, denn als ich befeldet wurde, traf es mich wie ein Schlag. Ich hielt aber durch und nach den 45 Minuten war ich derart fertig, dass ich nur noch wie im Trance antworten konnte und das und wie ich befeldet war, habe ich natürlich nicht mehr realisiert. So gesehen war der Fragebogen wertlos, da man nur mit ja oder nein auf sich ständig wiederholende subtile Abstufungen antworten und nichts schildern konnte. Ende des Berichtes.

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Am Telefon hat mir die Anwältin gesagt, dass sie bis 24 Stunden nach der 10-Volt/m Befeldung nicht mehr in der Lage war, eine Konferenz zu führen. Und das sie eine ganze Woche lang immer noch Mühe bei ihrer Arbeit, vor allem bei Konferenzen hatte. Sie habe sich gefühlt wie nach einem LSD-Rausch, den sie als 16-Jährige einmal hatte.

Die 4. Person will keine Angaben machen. Sie hat Angst vor Repressionen. Ihr Rapport stimmt jedoch mit den 3 bekannten Personen gut überein. Wir von Gigaherz müssten als grösste Schweizer Organisation von Mobilfunkkritikern und Elektrosensiblen mindestens 20 Probanden mit Namen kennen. Auf unseren Aufruf im Internet hin (3000 Zugriffe pro Tag) haben sich nur 4 Personen gemeldet. Wir schätzen dass nur maximal 8 Probanden elektrosensibel waren und dass mindestens 25 von der Mobilfunklobby untergeschoben worden sind.

Source: Gigaherz.ch

In sharper contrast to the Conclusion of the pressrelease of ETH is:

The subjects were not able to perceive the actual exposure conditions of the UMTS-radiation.

It seems, as if the draftsmen did not read the remarks of the psychologists, the subjects and others.

Besides, the dutch State Secretary van Geel did have his TV speech with RTL recorded a week in advance, so before the official statements were made!
Victory was proclaimed, but with no reason at all.
His statements are absurd and totally misplaced.
The investigation did not show that UMTS is harmless.
In 45 minuten some subjets got very unwell.
Nothing was investigated about long-term, so nothing can be said about that.
Only inhabitants, which are radiated already longer, can.

Remarkable is also, that nobody knows, to how much radiation the subjects were exposed to. During the test, no measurements were done!
They only measured before and after the test; and I have the impression, that they have juggled with some SAR values. The computer ruled everything.
Perhaps somebody pressed a wrong key. Who will ever know?

There is no "full report". We published our paper in a peer-reviewed journal, as it is scientific praxis, and all the necessary information is provided in the paper.
Regards, p. achermann

We only have the peer-reviewed article, no real report. No details and everything is very vague.
Nowhere can be found what mark and type of E-sonde they used, etc.
The same mistake was made as TNO did: the E-sonde was placed directly in front of the antenna, so in the near-filed (the far-field begins at 1.40m). So, the magnetic field should have been measured also. Did they?
It is also strange, that it is mentioned, that only before and after the test they measured the radiation. But if they measured with a fixed E-sonde in front of the antenna, nobody knows the radiation quantity at the subject at 2 meter distance.
(Perhaps they did use a Spectran from Aaronia?)

In theTNO report, graphics of the used signals can be found; with ETH nothing is known sofar.

The question arises, if they used a real UMTS signal. In any case quite different.
With TNO the GSM signal was not real (only 4 of the 8 timeslots in use).
In any case the by ETH used UMTS signal was very different from the one used by TNO.

The Swiss Bundesamt für Metrologie und Akkreditierung (METAS) is still discussing the inaccuracy with a factor 4.3 by eight different measurement meters for UMTS (all in the price range of more than 25.000 Euro), but nevertheless Niels Kuster, one of the researchers, mentioned a measuring accuracy of 5% . So the METAS can learn a lot from him.
For the moment we have to assume, that the radiation of the subjects, because of these mysterious measuring differences, may amount in stead of 1V/m as well as 0.23V/m.

This ETH investigation is no replica of the TNO investigation, but a quite different one, with entirely other parameters.
And that should be replicated by others..

A real report can not be found. Nobody can assess if the investigation was done correctly.
How did the question lists look like? An analysis is not possible.

Of the 117 persons only *44 tests* have been analysed. Why? Nobody understands that.
What happened to the other 73?
Or did 73 persons break off the test, and do not account statistically?
Statistically seen is the greater number of subjetcs good, but the proportion ratio electrosensibles to non-electrosensibles is here quite different from TNO.

The electrosensibles are *self declared* without any test. Were all electrosensibles really electrosensible? Perhaps there were some *Mobilfunkers* who wish to influence the results.

In a dutch newspaper, prof.dr.ir. Peter Zwamborn, the TNO leader, and participant in the scientific expert panel in the design of the ETH study, wondered about the outcome. Obviously, even he does not have a report.

Zwamborn poses that the Swiss investigation was carried out professionally, but would like to obtain more insight in the used correction factors with certain results. „If a result falls outside an expected range, one may dispose it, from the opinion, that the observation is not correct.
How this happened in this study is not clear to me.”
So a member of the expert panel does not know that !!!!!!!
So they kept that secret for him!

Questions, questions, questions.

And Zwamborn mentioned earlier, that the starting point of the TNO study was to prove that there should be no effects, and he himself was flabbergasted, when they did occur.
In that he is very honest about.
The impression occurs, that the ETH investigation wanted to prove pertinently, that no effects were allowed to apprear. Because that is in the interest of ALL sponsors of the study.
Without a report with data and graphics, one cannot check the ETH study, or compare with the TNO study. Certainly with the many changed parameters.
And still one runs down the TNO study. We feel not justified.

Dr. Peter Achermann, the leader of the ETH study states:

*There is no "full report". We published our paper in a peer-reviewed journal, as it is scientific praxis, and all the necessary information is provided in the paper.*

So there is a study of 485.000 Euro and no full report. That is incomprehensible.
Totally incomprehensible and unacceptable.

One may also assume, that this peer-review without a report with real data, is not done properly.

And thus, one cannot compare the TNO with the ETH study.

ETH claims that the participants were subjected to maximal 0,2 uT = 200 nT.
That is a lot of magnetic field strength.
Certainly when the subjects were exposed to great magnetic fields while traveling by public transport to Zurich, plus the many transmitter masts overthere.

No, this ETH investigation is a shambles.

ETH study independant?

The ETH study has cost 723.000 swiss francs, orl 485.000 Euro. 40 % paid by the industry and 60 % by government sources; swiss and dutch. To these government sources belong FOUR dutch ministries. How much those ministries have contributed to these 291.000 Euro is unclear.
But it is known, that the accumulated funds were administered by Dr.Gregor Dürrenberger, leader of the Forschungssstiftung Mobilkommunikation. These funds were not immediately spent, but always paid in small amounts. Only after each interim report, which had to be judged and approved, a part of the money was paid.
Objective? Independent?

On the website www.vrom.nl/antennes can be read:
Daarnaast heeft het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) het onderzoek nu al kwalitatief beoordeeld. Dit omdat contractueel is vastgelegd dat alleen de financiers van het onderzoek er vooraf inzage in konden krijgen.
So?
It was everyday mentioned by ETH, that nobody, and nobody, should see any results of the study beforehand.
Now, the dutch ministry VROM announced that they saw and assessed the results beforehand (on 23 May) and by contract.

Striking is also, that the RIVM only did assess the peer-review magazine article. How could they do that seriously, without having the needed data?

It is there now: ETH research, publication in Environmental Health Perspectives

As usual. the press announcement differs from what is written in the report.

We did not see the report itsself, only the publication of the peer-reviewed article.

And there the questions arise immediately .

They (ETH) blame the TNO Cofam research, that their used radiation beam of the antenna only had an angle of 5 degrees, and that by that a large difference in radiation spots at the test persons could occur.
That is why the ETH used another type of antenna, which shows a much wider radiation angle and should give a better overall radiation level.
It is therefore astonishing, that with the same (as TNO) and 10-fold radiation quantity, and as such more evenly over the body, NO effects were found.

That is in sharp contrast to the de testimonials of some participants of this ETH investigation.

Roger Meier has taken part in this investigation. "I had to travel to Zürich four times. The first time for a trial run. The second, third and fourth time for a radiation with 0, 1 or 10 Volt per meter. They told me that every evening only one intensity was used. In the shielded room was a wooden table with a keyboard, a flat monitor, mouse and a box with knobs. The chair was placed over a cross on the floor. My head was about two meters from the antennea, a small antenna of 10 by 15 centimeter on a tripod. Behind me was a camera, the behaviour of the test subjects was recorded on video. Every evening, I had to work on two cognitive tests of fifteen minutes on the computer. Before and after the test I filled up a questionary list about my well-being."

Meier had the feeling that he was not radiated the first evening, the second evening with 1 Volt per meter and the third with 10 Volt per meter. "The third evening became for me again and again more unbearable. Shortly before the intermission I became unwell. I could hardly continue. But I finished the test, because I suspected that my results would disappear in the waste-basket . Happily I came by train, I do not know how I got home. My wife asked about my condition, because I looked very ill. The following days I had a strong migraine, which I never had before. The week after that, I had enormous toothache. I have filled up my health complaints on a questionary list and sent to the university, but nobody showed any concern about my problems."

Armin Furrer lived in Visp, Switserland, with multiple antennas in the vicinity. He could not sleep anymore and got brain haemorrhages. "One and a half year ago, an antenna of Vodafone was added. I had to throw up, got headache and tension in my muscles. I was examined by a psychiatrist and specialists and found healthy. Then I noticed that I improved in a vicinity without antennas." Furrer has moved to a village without antenna and can perform his profession as cabinet-maker as usual. He took part in the investigation of the ETH. "I have fely twice that 10 Volt per meter was used. My perception checked with the video images. The psychologist said: 'I see that you move differently, with cramped muscles, you do not sit quiet'. Half an hour later I got a bloody tongue."

(See presspaper by Frans van Velden 28 Januari 2006.)

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