Posted by asurisuk on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/DITCH-the-DECT-pleeeease-tp1545055p1545115.html

thanks for keeping in touch about this, as it is something one can
advise a neighbour to buy, or even a local council or other
organisation to help protect their staff.

Still a bit confused about its specifications. So its not an actual
DECT phone then, that meets with that protocal, but its a phone that
works wirelessly? Any idea what frequency the manufacturer says it
uses? Does the Acousti Com/esmog detector pick it up?

The best test of course is for an electrosensitive to have it in
their house, because they would soon know if it was emitting pulsed
RF 24/7 or not (I hope you're paying attention you provocation study
people!)
j



--- In [hidden email], "richardx21" <richardx21@...> wrote:
>
>
> It turns out the Orchid Phone current models 309 and 329 TAM
(integral
> Telephone Answering Machine) is slightly different from as
previously
> described!
>
> Electro SensitivityUK www.es-uk.org.uk <http://www.es-uk.org.uk>  
have
> an Orchid phone on evaluation and now I've managed to get my hands
on
> it, its clear from an ES perspective how it works.
>
> As long as the handset is in the base station cradle/charger the RF
is
> supressed unless the phone is being rung. So if you plug the base
into
> your out-of-the-way phone socket and have the handset next to your
> desk/bed etc. then the base unit transmits continuously just like
any
> other DECT phone. There is a handy little green light marke 'low
> radiation' on the front of the base station that glows when the
handset
> is in the cradle.
>
> However - the good folks at Orchid Electronics advise that they are
> bringing out a multi-handset model in the very near future. There
is a
> good chance that the RF in this new model will remain supressed so
long
> as a handset is in the base station/charger cradle and that a second
> (and possibly any subsequent) handset(s) could be near where people
> actually want to use it and RF silent until a call comes in. I am
hoping
> for a call next week from their technical people to advise and will
post
> here accordingly.
>
> Also Re How Normal DECT Phones Work: If a DECT phone is installed
on a
> line with ordinary telephones, when a call comes in, all associated
DECT
> handsets perform an RF handshaking with the base station thus
markedly
> raising the ambient RF for a few seconds. If the call is
subsequently
> taken on one of the ordinary phones, the handset all go silent
again but
> of course a normal DECT base will continue to pump out its
continuous
> signal.
>
> --- In [hidden email], "asurisuk" <asurisuk@> wrote:
> >
> > I sent charles's comment to the owner of the website Richard X
> > mentioned that is selling the Orchid phone. He says this:
> >
> > "It has nothing to do with US protocol; put simply the base
station
> > (improved latest model from one on You Tube) lies dormant until a
> > call comes in to the land line that the unit is attached to or the
> > handset is dialed out from. Also whilst the handset is in
reasonable interference;
> > > one reason DECT is coming in) but the newest ones are indeed 5.8
> > GHz.
> > >
> > > I'm unclear about the IRIS phone- is it some variant of DECT
that you transmit
> > when in
> > > > use.
> > > > >
> > > > > Some in particular that worked this way were
Uniden "PowerMax"
> > phones
> > > > > and some Panasonic phones. They do send a huge blast when
first
> > powered
> > > > > on.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would not recommend changing phones unless you're sure the
> > one you
> > > > have
> > > > > now is a problem... changing frequencies and analog to
digital the