But one health advocacy group concerned about the effects of electromagnetic radiation is angry that such concerns were ignored when the guidebook was written. The booklet, Locating Telecommunications Towers in Historic Buildings, is a collaboration between industry representatives and preservationists. The document details how to mount and conceal base stations into buildings, and details five examples where an antenna has been successfully integrated into a historic site. Before and after pictures of sites and diagrams of installations are also included. Co-author Ann Cousins, who works for the Preservation Trust of Vermont , admits the issue of health was not covered.
Studies usually focus on the cell phones themselves.
Georgetown, a historic town in Colorado, has three microwave receivers in its 1879 stone Carriage House. The receivers are located on the second floor of the building near a window of smoked glass, which hides them from view. It hasn't been a problem at all. They pay us a monthly fee that helps us preserve and maintain our properties. In fact, the original owner of the house, silver mining magnate William Hamill, served on the board of directors of one of the first telephone companies in Colorado, Neely said.