User's Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION
14
KSI RADAR MICROWAVE EMISSION
A traffic radar operator may justifiably have some concerns
about the biological effects of exposure to the microwave
energy produced by the radar device. According to all
credible evidence, the emission levels resulting from traffic
radar use pose no threat whatsoever, either to the radar
operator or to target vehicle occupants.
One widely recognized authority for safe limits of
nonionizing radiation exposure is the American National
Standards Institute, which recommends a maximum power
density of 10.0 mW/cm
2
for the frequency bands on which
Kustom Signals traffic radar systems operate (ANSI C95.1-
1994, "American National Standards Safety Levels with
Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency
Electromagnetic Fields, 300 KHz to 100 GHz").
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, an agency
of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, recommends
similar limits (Title 21 Code of Federal Regulation,
Subchapter J, Section 1030.10, "Performance Standards for
Microwave and Radio Frequency Emitting Products"). The
10.0 mW/cm
2
limit is clearly accepted by most reputable
scientific and medical authorities.