Cordless phones need not have such high power, nor do they need to be on all the time, as one cordless phone maker has shown. Orchid has responded to people’s health concerns by redesigning the cordless phone. The company has now produced its third generation ‘low radiation’ DECT that emits nothing when the phone is not in use and when in use, adjusts the power output depending on how far away the base station is from the handset. Thus, if the call is made up to several metres from the base station, the power output is automatically reduced by as much as 75 percent. In addition, there is a switch to permanently reduce the power output by 75 percent regardless of the distance, for people who are electrosensitive. The company Rowtex Limited has taken over the sales and distribution of all Orchid Low Radiation cordless phones in the UK, see www.lowradiation.net.