Motorola StarTAC Owner's Manual page 139

In the absence of conclusive information
about any possible risk, what can
concerned individuals do?
If there is a risk from these products—and at this point we
do not know that there is—it is probably very small. But if
people are concerned about avoiding even potential risks,
there are simple steps they can take to do so. For example,
time is a key factor in how much exposure a person
receives. Those persons who spend long periods of time on
their hand-held mobile phones could consider holding
lengthy conversations on conventional phones and
reserving the hand-held models for shorter conversations
or for situations when other types of phones are not
available.
People who must conduct extended conversations in their
cars every day could switch to a type of mobile phone that
places more distance between their bodies and the source
of the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically
with distance. For example, they could switch to:
• a mobile phone in which the antenna is located
outside the vehicle
• a hand-held phone with a built-in antenna connected
to a different antenna mounted on the outside of the
car or built into a separate package
• a headset with a remote antenna to a mobile phone
carried at the waist
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that mobile
phones are harmful. But if people are concerned about the
radio frequency energy from these products, taking the
simple precautions outlined above can reduce any possible
risk.
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