I need to know something about Cell phone RF

Hello,

I have been searching for info about the Cell phone RF in position where cell phone is not being used. I have only found info about Cell phone radiation when using the phone but does cell phone also give radiation when it's not being used ? I know that it is always communicating with towers to know if there is any "connection" but is this radiation as high as when using the phone ?

I appreciate your answers. Than you.

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The handset will communicate with the network every "x" minutes, where x is defined by the network and it's operator. It communicates over control channels, so no, in general the power output is very low.

I wouldn't be worried with cellular "radiation" as they want to call it. Aside from the physical facts of radio waves and how they affect humans, the fact is, you are already being compounded by radio waves in the FM and AM wavelengths, 1.9 and 2.4 GHz frequencies, etc. A cell phone's power output is so low that I would worry about other things first.

Originally Posted by Abom

The handset will communicate with the network every "x" minutes, where x is defined by the network and it's operator. It communicates over control channels, so no, in general the power output is very low.

I wouldn't be worried with cellular "radiation" as they want to call it. Aside from the physical facts of radio waves and how they affect humans, the fact is, you are already being compounded by radio waves in the FM and AM wavelengths, 1.9 and 2.4 GHz frequencies, etc. A cell phone's power output is so low that I would worry about other things first.

Hei Abom,

Thank you for the answer.

Last week I have been really paranoid about the radiation from the mobile phone and have read what it can do to your brain. I used alarm clock on my phone and when I turned it off I fell asleep holding head on my mobile phone.

But thanks again. So the cell phones are not giving radiation unless they are sending signals or are being used ?

Originally Posted by dotson

Hei Abom,

Thank you for the answer.

Last week I have been really paranoid about the radiation from the mobile phone and have read what it can do to your brain. I used alarm clock on my phone and when I turned it off I fell asleep holding head on my mobile phone.

But thanks again. So the cell phones are not giving radiation unless they are sending signals or are being used ?

Well, define the term "radiation". I don't like it when the media and anti-cellular industry use that term. It makes it sound dangerous, when in fact the reality is that it isn't. By the term "radiation", they are referring to the radio waves emitted by a device that is being powered by electricity. Examples of this are AM / FM radio stations, cordless phones for your home, WiFi routers for your computer, Bluetooth devices, wireless computer mice and keyboards, etc etc etc.



As you can see, radio is far into the non-ionizing "radiation" range. In theory, if the wattage input was high enough, then a thermal reaction could occur, just like you see in a microwave oven. However, if you look at a typical microwave oven, they require 1500 to 2000 watts of power input in order to generate enough non-ionizing radial heat to boil liquids. And they have to have a shielded box small enough to accommodate the limited thermal non-ionizing waves that the microwave can produce, otherwise you'd be waiting hours for your food to be warmed up. A cellular handset gets about 3.7 volts in (eh, I'm too lazy to transfer into watts), and emits less than 1 watt out for it's radio transmissions, generally emitting somewhere between 0.2 and 0.6 watts.

So as you can see, the "cell phone radiation is bad for you theory" is not only being overexaggerated, but if it really did hold any water, then we need to be more worried about AM / FM radio signals, WiFi routers, etc. The studies and research just haven't proven anything the anti-cellular industry says.