Re:Don’t Cook Yourself with RF Energy
by EdwardDiego on Thursday April 14, 2022 @02:31AM
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Yeah they are. The inverse square law is very real when dealing with non-ionising radiation.
I used to work in radio spectrum governance, our inspectors who were clambering up towers on the regular made to sure to not stick their head or gonads in front of a focused microwave transmitter for more than 10 - 20 seconds (IIRC).
All of those inspectors have retired now, and none of them have brain or testicular cancer, likewise none of their children had birth defects.
So I think you'll be fine unless you're sticking your head in the dish :)
Re:Don’t Cook Yourself with RF Energy
by kodah on Thursday April 14, 2022 @02:43AM
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When I worked in comms the running joke was that all of us that did things with high powered RF would only have girls. No idea if there's truth behind it.
I used to work in radio spectrum governance, our inspectors who were clambering up towers on the regular made to sure to not stick their head or gonads in front of a focused microwave transmitter for more than 10 - 20 seconds (IIRC).
All of those inspectors have retired now, and none of them have brain or testicular cancer, likewise none of their children had birth defects.
So I think you'll be fine unless you're sticking your head in the dish :)