Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now

Re:Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now by jcims on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:00AM (#19596807)

Is that 1.6W per kg of exposed tissue or for the whole critter (e.g. 160W for a 100kg manbeast)?

I put my hand on an antenna coupling plate for one of those through the glass CB antennas, and keyed the mic. This CB transmitted at 4W. It truly felt like someone heated the tip of a dagger and stabbed the palm of my hand with it. Unbelievably painful.

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Re:Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now by Symmetry on Sunday April 07, 2019 @11:24AM (#19597343)

The limit is that no particular gram of your flesh can be exposed to more than 1.6W/kg.

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Re:Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now by jcims on Sunday April 07, 2019 @01:44PM (#19598476)

I wonder how they determine how much energy is absorbed. In my example above, CB radio operates at ~27MHz. Most folks would say that’s going to pass right through, but damn if it didn’t cook me.

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Re:Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now by detuur on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:07AM (#19596848)

I feel it's pretty obviously per exposed tissue. It's not so much that your mass affects your resistance to it, but that the radiation needs a certain density to cook your hands.

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