Post by: on March 25, 2002, 03:27:39 PM
Post by: on March 26, 2002, 01:12:32 PM
You can't keep on living in the 50's mate! People want their mobile phones to work after they've bough them!!
Post by: Howard on March 26, 2002, 09:09:10 PM
As far as the health issue go - it's far worse for you to be using a mobile without a stong signal for it to be locking on to - there are microwaves blasting out of a mobile with onlay a 1-2 bar signal on it as it struggles to pick up a signal. The stronger the signal from the mast the less radiation you get.
Post by: on March 28, 2002, 02:12:24 PM
Post by: alastair on March 28, 2002, 02:19:49 PM
Trevor I will say there is a lot of research into these said Masts/Dishes/Antennas and as far as I can see as an ex-scientist the masts are no where near as bad for you as the Mobiles themselves. DO you yourself own one of them?
I however do agree that the number of masts in one place cannot look particularly appeasing and they should be spread out a bit more!
Post by: Norris on April 11, 2002, 12:05:09 PM
And they wouldn't be much good there if you lived in a bungalow, i am sure other people would like a good reception on their phones!
Anyway the Goyt Mill is hardly an attractive eye catcher, on it's own, so why not give it a bit of decoration! OH and another purpose in doing so...
Post by: on April 15, 2002, 09:50:01 PM
As regards the health issue you will get far more radiation from your microwave oven, your baby listening unit or your digital phone (all of which people will happily have inside their houses) than you'll ever get from a mobile phone base station, and as regards the visual aspect perhaps you would rather have a 30 metre high mast to take all the operators who are on the Mill to look at.
Some people just moan for the sake of it.
Post by: Norris on April 24, 2002, 04:23:31 PM
Do you feel yourself getting dumber by the day, as the microwaves slowly cook your brain?
What do you think about the 30 metre high mast? have you also ever complained about power cables and sub-stations, aren't they supposed to detrimentally affect people as well?
Does anybody live near power lines and feel that there lives have been affected buy them being there?
Post by: alastair on April 24, 2002, 07:07:22 PM
This is the second post on this board on this stream that I have felt is offensive to the particular person who started it.
We are all allowed an opinion we are not living in a communist state! So therefore your allowed one too and so is Trevor so get a live and put your point across nicely and calmly then we might be able to have a discussion NOT A FIGHT
Post by: Norris on May 15, 2002, 05:15:27 PM
Maybe if they made an effort to paint them the same colour as the building that they are supported on then they would be less of an eyesore.
Would it be possible to do this?
Post by: Peter on May 16, 2002, 03:04:59 PM
Post by: on June 14, 2002, 07:04:51 PM
You are also receiving more radiation by sitting in front of an electron gun (your computer's CRT and your TV) than you do the average distance from a mobile telephone base station.
Post by: MCMarky on July 04, 2002, 05:04:06 PM
Oh hold on, my phone's ringing.
ZZZZZZZap...
...arrrggghhh!!!
Post by: alastair on July 05, 2002, 12:29:27 AM
Post by: on August 19, 2002, 07:39:16 PM
I run a national campaign called Mast Sanity and I suggest you log on and find out a few of the facts written by the scientists that are fighting the masts as well as the phones. I agree phones are a hell of a lot more dangerous however you have a choice about them, the people who have masts stuck in front of them do not have that choice and its 24 hours a day every day.
For those who think the higher the better... yes thats true but what about the one on Rose Hill station? Thats 15m from ground level however the land dips in the station so its actually about level with most of the houses. Both the local schools are far too close. Then theres the ones that are going up on the BT exchange and another one on the estate behind Rosehill station and of course the one on the Ridge where locals are desperately trying to stop its build - These are all short masts. Marple is still very lucky its not really been hit by the plague yet but with at least 60,000 masts planned in the next couple of years we are going to get them very soon. For those who are unconcerned about the health aspects then there is the effect on your house price. With this issue getting more media attewntion and with ill helath clusters being reported people are becoming more aware of the facts and many will not buy a house near a mast. We have several examples of masts knocking 250,000 off the price of a house originally valued at 550,000. Generally speaking its about 20%+.
Post by: on August 19, 2002, 08:02:56 PM
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Cheers