| From: | Paul Gettle RunnerPaul@*****.com |
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| Subject: | Snake Eyes Helmet |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Mar 1999 21:39:33 -0500 |
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At 12:51 PM 3/19/99 -0700, GRANITE wrote:
>> >the brain..should pretty much cook it..or at least cause cancer..
>> Any drone or vehicle with a Sensor rating of 1 or higher has radar.
>> How long would it take for radar to "cook" a brain, in your
opinion?
>
>Well..that is in direct relationship with the power of the radar..In
>my experience..
Seeing as this is going to be a helmet mounted device, it's going to
be a lightweight, and not too powerful. Looking up the stats, a
Sensor-1 has a Flux Rating of 2, giving the radar a maximum range of
2km. I really don't think you'd be able to heat up your TV Dinner on
it.
>And then there are the brain
>cancers and testicular cancers being reported by Law
>Enforcement..from officers that have used hand held and dash mounted
>radar units..So..as an EGM I would take that all into account when
>figuring how much it is used by the PC and how quickly detrimental
>affects should be felt..
Then of course there are the GMs who wouldn't even bother the players,
simply because average runner lifespan in their games isn't long
enough for a long term cancer to develop. :)
The description of the Sentry Gun in Fields of Fire mentions "pulsed
radar". This sort of radar would be less likely to cause detrimental
effects than a continuous beam radar, IMO. Perhaps that sort of radar
could be used here; after all if it's good enough for Sentry Gun
targeting, it should serve for this purpose quite nicely.
Another thing to consider would be what the SOTA in EM shielding is by
2060. If nothing else, maybe the helmet could be lined with Radar
Absorbent Materials, to help shield the wearer from the harmful
emissions.
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At 12:51 PM 3/19/99 -0700, GRANITE wrote:<br>
>> >the brain..should pretty much cook it..or at least cause
cancer.. <br>
>> Any drone or vehicle with a Sensor rating of 1 or higher has
radar.<br>
>> How long would it take for radar to "cook" a brain, in
your<br>
opinion?<br>
><br>
>Well..that is in direct relationship with the power of the radar..In
<br>
>my experience..<br>
<br>
Seeing as this is going to be a helmet mounted device, it's going
to<br>
be a lightweight, and not too powerful. Looking up the stats, a<br>
Sensor-1 has a Flux Rating of 2, giving the radar a maximum range
of<br>
2km. I really don't think you'd be able to heat up your TV Dinner
on<br>
it.<br>
<br>
<br>
>And then there are the brain <br>
>cancers and testicular cancers being reported by Law <br>
>Enforcement..from officers that have used hand held and dash mounted
<br>
>radar units..So..as an EGM I would take that all into account when
<br>
>figuring how much it is used by the PC and how quickly detrimental
<br>
>affects should be felt..<br>
<br>
Then of course there are the GMs who wouldn't even bother the
players,<br>
simply because average runner lifespan in their games isn't long<br>
enough for a long term cancer to develop. :)<br>
<br>
<br>
The description of the Sentry Gun in Fields of Fire mentions
"pulsed<br>
radar". This sort of radar would be less likely to cause
detrimental<br>
effects than a continuous beam radar, IMO. Perhaps that sort of
radar<br>
could be used here; after all if it's good enough for Sentry Gun<br>
targeting, it should serve for this purpose quite nicely.<br>
<br>
Another thing to consider would be what the SOTA in EM shielding is
by<br>
2060. If nothing else, maybe the helmet could be lined with Radar<br>
Absorbent Materials, to help shield the wearer from the harmful<br>
emissions.<br>
<br>
<br>
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