Guest guest Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Wowee! All the things we do not know! Loni From: john <johnlankes@...> Subject: Re: YIKES! Dual Polarization Radar Here Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 7:18 AM  See also link below for nationwide sites of ARSR-4 long range aircraft radar: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/arsr-4.htm > > During the early to mid-1990s the National Weather Service (NWS) > installed a network of powerful Doppler radars across the United > States. Known as the NEXRAD or WSR-88D radars, which were hailed as a > huge advance for weather prediction and warning capabilities across the > U.S. > > > > Check out the NEXRAD map of the U..S. showing that the U.S. Is now > blanketed with weather radar.  Looks like central and southern Oregon are > the last frontier. Go here: > > http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx > > > > Go here for the pinpoint map: > > http://radar.weather.gov/ > > > > Go here to see a list of all the U.S. NEXRAD locations: > > http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Program/NetworkSites.aspx > > But there is very very bad news for me. On September 30, 2011 the new Dual Polarization Weather Radar that will scan the Northwest Washington Coast will be turned on and put me in the middle of it's evil range. It is the first in the country to have Dual Polarization, which > means > that > it > will > send > and receive microwaves with both > horizontal and vertical orientations, making it twice as lethal as its predecessors. It will also be the first and only National > Weather Service radar in the U.S. to have a zero degree elevation > angle scanning that will increase its offshore range and low-level coverage. Eventually all National Weather Service radars will be > polarized. > > It took 15 years of campaigning to get the radar. In late 2009, Senator Cantwell and her allies on the Washington > congressional delegation were able to secure full funding for the radar. In addition, environmental assessments were made of > the finalist locations to insure minimal impact to people or > wildlife. > The final report concluded that additional radar coverage > would " improve public safety and reduce the negative economic > consequences from hazardous weather. "   > http://www.atmos.washington.edu/%7Ecliff/Langleyradar.html > > Nowhere in this report or in anyone's assessment or consideration of this radar, was any mention or concern voiced over the health consequences to people of scanning radar over Seattle, Tacoma and the entire Olympic Peninsula 24/7. > > Add this radar exposure to other radar sites such as airport radar, radar on ships docked offshore, and more weather radar in various locations. Now add this microwave soup to several gigantic radio towers around these cities, plus cell towers about ever 2 to 6 blocks, plus power substations, and a huge underground and above ground power grid, plus Wi-Fi, wireless routers, smart meters and then look above at the night sky and see 100's of sateliltes going overhead. > > This all adds up to a radiation nightmare. This adds up to the fact that I need to run for the hills. The onslaught of microwaves just keeps proliferating. I don't know if I will make it out of here alive! > > C. > Superdrove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Wow!!! I wonder what will become of people like me who claim to suffer from " microwave sickness " in the future. Microwaves have become my greatest nemesis. OUCH!!! From: john <johnlankes@...> Subject: Re: YIKES! Dual Polarization Radar Here Date: Friday, September 30, 2011, 7:18 AM  See also link below for nationwide sites of ARSR-4 long range aircraft radar: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/arsr-4.htm > > During the early to mid-1990s the National Weather Service (NWS) > installed a network of powerful Doppler radars across the United > States. Known as the NEXRAD or WSR-88D radars, which were hailed as a > huge advance for weather prediction and warning capabilities across the > U.S. > > > > Check out the NEXRAD map of the U..S. showing that the U.S. Is now > blanketed with weather radar.  Looks like central and southern Oregon are > the last frontier. Go here: > > http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx > > > > Go here for the pinpoint map: > > http://radar.weather.gov/ > > > > Go here to see a list of all the U.S. NEXRAD locations: > > http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Program/NetworkSites.aspx > > But there is very very bad news for me. On September 30, 2011 the new Dual Polarization Weather Radar that will scan the Northwest Washington Coast will be turned on and put me in the middle of it's evil range. It is the first in the country to have Dual Polarization, which > means > that > it > will > send > and receive microwaves with both > horizontal and vertical orientations, making it twice as lethal as its predecessors. It will also be the first and only National > Weather Service radar in the U.S. to have a zero degree elevation > angle scanning that will increase its offshore range and low-level coverage. Eventually all National Weather Service radars will be > polarized. > > It took 15 years of campaigning to get the radar. In late 2009, Senator Cantwell and her allies on the Washington > congressional delegation were able to secure full funding for the radar. In addition, environmental assessments were made of > the finalist locations to insure minimal impact to people or > wildlife. > The final report concluded that additional radar coverage > would " improve public safety and reduce the negative economic > consequences from hazardous weather. "   > http://www.atmos.washington.edu/%7Ecliff/Langleyradar.html > > Nowhere in this report or in anyone's assessment or consideration of this radar, was any mention or concern voiced over the health consequences to people of scanning radar over Seattle, Tacoma and the entire Olympic Peninsula 24/7. > > Add this radar exposure to other radar sites such as airport radar, radar on ships docked offshore, and more weather radar in various locations. Now add this microwave soup to several gigantic radio towers around these cities, plus cell towers about ever 2 to 6 blocks, plus power substations, and a huge underground and above ground power grid, plus Wi-Fi, wireless routers, smart meters and then look above at the night sky and see 100's of sateliltes going overhead. > > This all adds up to a radiation nightmare. This adds up to the fact that I need to run for the hills. The onslaught of microwaves just keeps proliferating. I don't know if I will make it out of here alive! > > C. > Superdrove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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