X-Message-Number: 18901
Date: Sun,  7 Apr 2002 14:43:36 -0700
From: Ziana Astralos <>
Subject: Re: Implanted chip
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On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 "George Smith" <> wrote:
> The Verichip implantation sounds great except that I do not like the fact
> that it transmits a radio signal.  I wonder if there have been any longterm
> studies of the health effects of such an ongoing transmission?
> 
> All of my pet cats have had a PASSIVE chip which was injected subdermally

> in the nape of the neck which vets and animal shelters across the country have
> scanners to check for identity.
> ...

Actually, the official page at http://www.adsx.com/prodservpart/verichip.html 

says: "Utilizing an external scanner, radio frequency energy passes through the

skin energizing the dormant VeriChip, which then emits a radio frequency signal
containing the verification number." So it is the same type of passive chip as 
those in your pets, that only transmits when scanned. As explained at 
http://destronfearing.com/elect/elect.html : "Once implanted into the animal, 

the microchip remains inactive until read with a scanner that sends a low radio
frequency signal to the chip, providing the power needed by the microchip to 
send its unique code back to the scanner and positively identify the animal."

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