Motorola QA1 Specific Absorption Rate

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Specific Absorption Rate

SAR

Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and

manufactured to not exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by

the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government and by the

Canadian regulatory authorities. These limits are part of comprehensiv e guidelines

and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The

guidelines are based on standards that were developed by independent scientif ic

organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The

standards include a substantial safety margin designed for the s afety of all persons,

regardless of age or health, and to account for any variations in measurement s.

The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement

known as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR limit set by the FCC and by

the Canadian regulatory authorities is 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg), averaged over

one gram of tissue. Tests for SAR are conducted using procedures accepted by the

FCC and by Industry Canada with the phone transmitting at its highest certifi ed

power level in all tested frequencies. Although the SAR is determined at the highest

certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can b e

below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at

multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. I n

general, the closer you are to a wireless base station, the lower the power ou tput.

Before a phone model is available for sale to the public in the U.S. and Canada, it

must be tested and certified to the FCC and Industry Canada that it does not exceed

the limit established by each government for safe exposure. The tests are performed

in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) submitte d to the

FCC and available for review by Industry Canada. The highest SAR value for this

model phone when tested for use at the ear is 0.55 W/kg, and when worn on the

body, as described in this guide, is 1.25 W/kg. The SAR value for this product in its

data transmission mode (body-worn use) is 0.43 W/kg. Body-worn measurements