KennyR wrote:
N7VQM wrote:
That's dependant on frequency. Different RF wavelengths heat different parts of the body. If they're 49MHz (wavelength = 6.12 meters) radios, there's very little heating effect to the stuff in your head. The head is just too small. And 5 watts (most probable max output for a handheld) isn't going to heat you up much anyway. However, if they are 400MHz (wavelength = 1.33 meters) units, your head DOES get the most of the heating effect. But, like I said, 5 watts of transmit RF doesn't do much. The computer really is in much more danger than you at these low levels. A kilowatt or so and it's a different story.
Even without heating there is still a potential for damage. EM pulses create current in any conductor, and brain tissue is a pretty good conductor. Considering the human brain is the most complicated object created by mankind or nature (that we know of), who knows what these surges of current in the brain could be doing?
I think some members of the Amiga Community have had the RF sheilds off their machines for too long, often known as the Amuobekim (pronounced Am ooo bee kim) effect.
