Comments on: Breaking Radio Silence

By: Makinaw

Makinaw — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:17:17 +0000

Please post any information. It is good info. I am currently getting rid of Rogers Cable TV and going with Over-the-air antenna. My last bill from Rogers told me that they were going to raise my rates again. I’ve had it. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me. I am now very interested in getting free HD TV. I’ll have the last laugh.

I like hearing the history about TV towers etc. They do a real service to our community. I am very happy we have them and hope more people like Frank Ryan will come forward to build TV towers and stations. I hope that in the future people can just tune in TV on their antennas and say “Bye-bye Rogers!!!!”. Please post whatever you know or have.

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By: pete brown

pete brown — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:31:15 +0000

The real/only danger here is ice falling from the guy wires; there are signs, of course…

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By: Charles Hodgson

Charles Hodgson — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:36:11 +0000

Dear Mr. Hodgson,

On behalf of Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, I am writing to thank you for your recent e-mail, in which you inquire about the safety of the woodland trails near the Ryan Tower at Camp Fortune, in Gatineau Park.

I am pleased to tell you that it is safe for the public to use these woodland trails. A fence surrounds the tower for the purpose of keeping the public at a safe distance away from any electromagnetic energy. The fence can be difficult to see, as it is partially covered with creeping vines, which are there, intentionally, to render the fence less visually obtrusive.

Non-ionizing radiation (NIR) levels outside the fence meet public levels as established by Health Canada’s Safety Code 6, which defines safe levels for NIR.

I hope that this information will be useful to you. Again, thank you for taking the time to write to us. Happy hiking!

Sincerely,

Francine Létourneau
Chief of Staff

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By: Charles Hodgson

Charles Hodgson — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:10:42 +0000

The electromagnetic radiation that is used to carry radio stations and TV stations from the tower to eager listeners and watchers in their living rooms is the same stuff that heats your soup in the microwave. Only the wavelength changes (higher frequency = shorter wavelengths).

But the antennas on the tower are usually directional which means that they try to gain efficiency and therefore not use so much power by squeezing the beam of radiation into a shape that is stronger reaching out toward the landscape on the horizon, and weaker pointing up into the sky or down into the ground where there are less radios and TVs to receive it.

The further you get away from the antenna the less “cooking” you do.

But I have no idea as to the combined strength of the antennas as experienced on a woodland trail running near by, nor how that compares to what Health Canada thinks is a safe level.I have emailed CBC to ask them.

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By: eric

eric — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:40:33 +0000

What, exactly does the “Danger high radio frequency” sign means? This does not inspire confidence, I run by Ryan tower multiple times a week, are we in danger and what about the kids working at Camp Fortune?

Is it dangerous to stand at the bottom of the tower for 30 min. or more…3-4 times a week?

Thanks

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By: Re-Tweeted by Globe and Mail « Gatineau Park News

Re-Tweeted by Globe and Mail « Gatineau Park News — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:12:40 +0000

[...] at The Globe and Mail/ex National Editor, Ottawa Citizen/ex Deputy Editor, Dose) re-tweeted the GuideGatineau Camp Fortune Antenna piece; his tweet re-re-tweeted by Stephen Wicary (Online political editor, former front page editor, The [...]

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