02-13-2020, 03:42 AM
Every time you hold your cellphone to your head
There are some SUP applications for cell phone towers pending the Planning Commission; members of the public testified with the usual "radiation causes cancer, destroys crops, etc".
I haven't done the math, but I'm pretty sure that holding a 600mW transmitter (FCC limit for handheld devices) against your head gives you more ERP than a 5-10W transmitter that's at least 180 feet away -- assuming you could stand at the base of the tower (you can't), and further assuming the radiation pattern of the antennas would focus power there (they don't).
There are some SUP applications for cell phone towers pending the Planning Commission; members of the public testified with the usual "radiation causes cancer, destroys crops, etc".
I haven't done the math, but I'm pretty sure that holding a 600mW transmitter (FCC limit for handheld devices) against your head gives you more ERP than a 5-10W transmitter that's at least 180 feet away -- assuming you could stand at the base of the tower (you can't), and further assuming the radiation pattern of the antennas would focus power there (they don't).