 The Tetra system will be used alongside the analogue until March |
Police officers in Hampshire and Dorset say they fear their health is being put at risk by the new Tetra radio system. The police federations in both counties say they have been contacted by officers saying they do not want to use the system.
At present, Tetra is being used alongside the analogue system it is eventually to replace.
MMO2 Airwave, which is putting up the masts, says there are no proven health risks in using the new system.
Steve Price, Hampshire Police Federation chairman, said: "There are now several officers who have contacted the federation as they're worried about possible health repercussions of using the equipment.
"If my members are concerned then I'm concerned, I'll probably be issued with it in the future so I'll be a user as well."
The system, costing �2.9bn is being introduced by the Home Office to all forces in the UK.
The government has commissioned a study by London's Imperial College, but it will not report for a decade.
The system - which is already used in Australia, New Zealand and Italy as well as by some workers in the UK - is backed by the Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, Professor Colin Blakemore.
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