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Certain areas read particularly high on your meter display if you are measuring at close
range. Some are too high at close range for the meter to measure. These include microwave
ovens, and cellphones, DECT mobile phones, and a multitude of wireless devices, but also
may include things like airport radar sweeps, and FM tower transmissions.
Although
the HF35C meter’s scale range is more than sufficient to
measure the field
strengths of cellphones (1G
–
4G LTE), WiFi, and wireless devices at far range, remember
though, if the emissions are so high the display is reading the number 1, then you have
exceeded the meter’s range. This means that to measure thos
e signals a different meter
capable of measuring stronger signals will be needed. It is expected that when 5G is fully
deployed it will use frequencies that are different than the ones used previously by cell
technology, which will also require a different meter.
When it comes to radio frequencies your exposure levels even at a distance are important to
know, since you can see on the Precautionary Guidelines in Part IV that the recommended
levels of biological safety are very low. And although like all EMF the field strength drops off
with distance, RADIO/MICROWAVE/microwave transmissions, such as those originating
from cell towers, are designed to travel far distances (tens of miles/kilometers), and in some
cases, like airport radar, even much farther.
Why Measure Radio Frequency and Microwave Radiation?
Literally thousands of studies (6,000 and growing) have determined that EMF is
biologically harmful. Hundreds of studies show a causal link between radio frequency and
microwave radiation and serious health effects. This is because typical exposure from
sources such as cell phones, cell towers and antennas, WiFi, microwave ovens, cordless
phones, radio and TV broadcasting, and the growing number of wireless devices and
systems, interferes with our own inherent biological electrical systems, which maintain
proper cell function by means of voltage gated channels and other bio-electromagnetic
means.
A few of the consequences of this outside interference is irreversible damage to
DNA, disruption of hormones (particularly melatonin our Mr Fix It hormone), and
damage/destruction of sperm. The 2012 BioInitiative Report details the large body of other
studies behind the rationale for adopting
new “biological based” precautionary EMF Safety
standards, refer to:
