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Re: analogous to being inside a microwave said by ISurfTooMuch:said by Springbok:"analogous to being inside a microwave." So does that mean the antennas fixed to the water tower behind my house is poisoning my family? No, for two reasons. First, you'd only need to worry if you were right next to them. Second, it's likely those antennae are for cell phones, since few full-power broadcast stations would have their antennae on a water tower. And since there is a tremendous power difference between a TV or radio transmitter and a cell site transmitter, the power levels aren't even in the same ballpark. Thanks, that makes sense. Are there consumer devices on the market to measure this? |
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However, this does bring something to mind. If you want to see if a broadcast tower is putting a lot of RF energy into the area where you are, get hold of a fluorescent light bulb. If the RF levels are high enough, the bulb will light up, even without being connected to anything. Not sure if this will work with CFL bulbs or any with the new electronic ballasts, but it worked with the old ones.
If the bulb glows, you aren't necessarily in a dangerous area yet, but I wouldn't be going a whole lot closer. Now, if you can feel a buzzing in your head, from what I'm told, you might want to relocate very quickly. |
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| said by ISurfTooMuch:Now, if you can feel a buzzing in your head, from what I'm told, you might want to relocate very quickly. Ok, will keep that in mind  |
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said by Springbok:Thanks, that makes sense. Are there consumer devices on the market to measure this? On my iphone, I'm running an app that gives me the signal strength in dBm instead of the rather useless 'bars'. |
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| said by thevorpal:On my iphone, I'm running an app that gives me the signal strength in dBm That just tells you what the RF circuit in the phone sees, not what the ambient field is, and it is not calibrated. To get an accurate reading of what your body is being exposed to you need specialized equipment. |
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 pit_viper1 Shot, 1 Kill, No Remorse, I Decide
join:2002-07-24 | reply to Springbok
said by Springbok:said by ISurfTooMuch:said by Springbok:"analogous to being inside a microwave." So does that mean the antennas fixed to the water tower behind my house is poisoning my family? No, for two reasons. First, you'd only need to worry if you were right next to them. Second, it's likely those antennae are for cell phones, since few full-power broadcast stations would have their antennae on a water tower. And since there is a tremendous power difference between a TV or radio transmitter and a cell site transmitter, the power levels aren't even in the same ballpark. Thanks, that makes sense. Are there consumer devices on the market to measure this? You could get a NARD alert. I am a certified climber and when climbing tranmist sites I typically climb with a NARD alert and it will alarm me if RF levels are to high and power needs to be reduced.
I paid $1500 bucks for it. |
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