Brian Collins

Links *Brian Collins' selection of useful links and resources*
*Professional Institutions*	IEEE (USA) IEEE Communications Society IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society IET Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK)
Standards and regulation	3GPP AISG Antenna Interface Standards Group ANSI American National Standards Institute DIN Deutsche Institute für Normung CEPT (with links to The Electronic Communications Committee, The European Communications Office, The Committee for ITU Policy) CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference ETSI European Telecoms Standards Institute FCC Federal Communications Commission GSMA GSM Association (Represents wireless operators worldwide) IEC International Electrotechnical Commission ISO International Standards Organisation) ITU International Telecommunications Union) NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) Ofcom - Regulator and competition authority for the UK
*Industry bodies*	CTIA Represents the U.S. wireless communications industry PTCRB - The operators' regulator of approvals for mobile devices TIG - The TETRA Health Group
*Antenna and communications research groups*	Birmingham University, Communications Engineering Bristol University Centre for Communications Research Griffith University (Queensland, Australia) Ohio State: ElectroScience Lab Loughborough University - Wireless Communications Queen Mary, University of London Queen's University Belfast Sheffield University UCLA Antenna Research, Analysis and Measurement Lab University College London University of Kent at Canterbury University of Michigan RADLAB Virginia Tech: Center for Wireless Communications
Safety issues concerning non-ionizing radiation (RADHAZ), with particular emphasis on the current state of research into potential health effects Organizations, current reports and bibliographies	Organizations Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (UK) Australian Centre for Radiofrequncy Bioeffects Research Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) resources include on-site measured data and Public Health Complaints Register European BioElectromagnetics Association has a selection of links to other European resources German Mobile Telecommunications Research Program (DMF) ICNIRP International Committee on Non-ionising Radiation Protection, which has set the current international exposure limits Mobile UK An association representing the four UK physical netowrk operators. Public Health England (UK) Non-Ionising Radiation Service UK National Register of RF Workers - Group linking organisations interested in safety, measurement and medical research. US FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health World Health Organization: Electromagnetic Fields Reports and other resources INTERPHONE the biggest piece of research to date on the possible links between mobile phone use and brain tumours (WHO, 2011) The Precautionary Principle in the Context of Mobile Phone and Base Station Radiofrequency Exposures (M Dolan and J Rowley, 2009) With extensive and up to date bibliography Electromagnetic Fields and Health (IET) This is an update of an older IET document Guidance: Electric and magnetic fields: health effects of exposure (Public Health England, 2013) The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016, the UK implementation of the EU directive on this subject. Mobile phone base stations: radio waves and health (2012) This is an update on research findings and new work in the UK. ITU EMF Guide This has links to many other resources. Mobile phone use and risk of glioma in adults: Case control study (2006, a BMJ short paper). This is old, but still much cited. Powerwatch This site has a large current bibliography, mostly of studies implicitly critical of current standards. Code of Best Practice on Mobile Phone Network Development in England Now compiled and published by MobileUK(2016) COSMOS - COSMOS is a large continuing international study of potential effects of mobile phone use and their website has many further resources. Microwave Oven Radiation (US FDA) Elecromagnetic hypersensitivity - a website with lnks to other resources on this condition. 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wearable Devices: What do the new uses of wireless technologies mean for radio frequency exposure? GSMA, 2017 EMF and Health A website of GSMA, whose policy is supporting informed EMF policy for the connected society)) EMF and Health A website of the Mobile and Wireless Forum an international cooperation, with extensive recent resources including 5G. Planning Advice Note PAN62: Radio Telecommunications Published by the Scottish Government, this is a useful guide to practice in siting base stations. Brain and salivary gland tumors and mobile phone use: Evaluating evidence from various epidemiological study designs, Annual Review of Public Health, 2019 Textbooks Blank, M (Ed), Electromagnetic Fields: Biological Interactions and Mechanisms, Advances in Chemistry Series, No 250, American Chemical Society Van der Vorst, Rosen and Kotsuka, RF/Microwave interaction with biological Tissues, Wiley 2006.
*Software*	CST (Microwave Studio): my preferred modeling tool
*RF Resources*	RF Café Hardware, software, news, chat.... everything
*Patents*	EspaceNet An excellent site for searching worldwide patents European Patent Office Reddie & Grose (Patent Agents) Harrison Goddard Foote (Patent Agents) UK Intellectual Property Office (was The Patent Office) US Patents & Trademarks Office WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
*Instruments and measurement systems*	Keysight Technologies (formerly Agilent) Anritsu NearField Systems Inc (NSI) Rhode & Schwarz SATIMO Antenna measurement systems Kaelus Passive intermodulation measurement systems
*Library & Web resources*	The British Library European libraries A wide range of libary resources on many subjects
*Language resources*	Translation services online Google (Use this with care!) Dictionary resources Yourdictionary (Many languages) Granddictionnaire (French)
*And just superb websites...* *...best for broadband users.*	Antenna Absolutely nothing to do with antennas, but always a wonderful design site to explore. European Libraries A resource site to explore.: Lots of interesting things! Storynest The art of Hsin Chien Huang: a very satisfying use of web media in art.

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