I just walkd in between high powered radio wave antennas...

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
LOL, something for 6 miles, the power output on that is going to be pretty minimal. From working with ham radios and stuff, I can tell you that once you start getting into base stations that put out 50 to over a thousand watts (with amp), those will make you sick. For them to fry you brains and crap though, that's a joke. If they were putting out microwaves like that, I highly doubt any computer equipment in the house would work. However, at the low frequencies that HAMs operate at, you can start feeling sick and light-headed if it's pumping out a lot.

So if I walked through these things and never even knew i walked through them (never felt sick, etc.) I'm probably OK?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
LOL, something for 6 miles, the power output on that is going to be pretty minimal. From working with ham radios and stuff, I can tell you that once you start getting into base stations that put out 50 to over a thousand watts (with amp), those will make you sick. For them to fry you brains and crap though, that's a joke. If they were putting out microwaves like that, I highly doubt any computer equipment in the house would work. However, at the low frequencies that HAMs operate at, you can start feeling sick and light-headed if it's pumping out a lot.

So if I walked through these things and never even knew i walked through them (never felt sick, etc.) I'm probably OK?

dude omg. so many of us have degrees and experience in this stuff...we have all told you that you will be fine. we arent pulling your chain. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.

 

[Frosty3799]

Originally posted by: woowoo
Probably less than a watt of power.
It just kills your little swimmers for a few days.

Screw w/out the wrapper tonight, buddy

 

[swtethan]

let me ask you, do you have a headache?

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
I work for an ISP, and the idiots had two LONG RANGE (6 mile) radio antennas setup about 30 feet apart in a room. They use them for long range wireless internet. They didn't tell me about it, and I walked right in between the line of transmission for about 5 seconds, before they told me "DUDE!! MOVE!!!"... in which I ran out of the line.

Apparently my boss says these things can seriously "fry your brain".... but I can't tell if they are messing with me or if these things are really dangerous. I feel fine, I don't feel like I was getting shocked or anything like that. If they hadn't told me I was in the middle of them I would have never noticed...

but yeah, apparently I had strong radio waves filtering through my head for about 5 seconds....

Comments?

Well, no kids in your future.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
LOL, something for 6 miles, the power output on that is going to be pretty minimal. From working with ham radios and stuff, I can tell you that once you start getting into base stations that put out 50 to over a thousand watts (with amp), those will make you sick. For them to fry you brains and crap though, that's a joke. If they were putting out microwaves like that, I highly doubt any computer equipment in the house would work. However, at the low frequencies that HAMs operate at, you can start feeling sick and light-headed if it's pumping out a lot.

So if I walked through these things and never even knew i walked through them (never felt sick, etc.) I'm probably OK?

dude omg. so many of us have degrees and experience in this stuff...we have all told you that you will be fine. we arent pulling your chain. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.

Yeah people are messing with you, you can't see it?
http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/pictures/emspec.gif

Check out this diagram to learn about different frequency powers of the electromagnetic spectrum. As you can see, microwaves(the kind of energy you were exposed to), have far less power than the light you see, and much much less than the ultraviolet rays you are exposed to while going under the sun. And even that, none of it matters, since all radiation under type2 ultraviolet are all non-ionizing, which means it doesn't have enough power to knock electrons out of the atoms they're exposed to.

 

[AdamSnow]

You will be fine...

Can't be any worse than talking on a cell phone for an hour.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
LOL, something for 6 miles, the power output on that is going to be pretty minimal. From working with ham radios and stuff, I can tell you that once you start getting into base stations that put out 50 to over a thousand watts (with amp), those will make you sick. For them to fry you brains and crap though, that's a joke. If they were putting out microwaves like that, I highly doubt any computer equipment in the house would work. However, at the low frequencies that HAMs operate at, you can start feeling sick and light-headed if it's pumping out a lot.

So if I walked through these things and never even knew i walked through them (never felt sick, etc.) I'm probably OK?

dude omg. so many of us have degrees and experience in this stuff...we have all told you that you will be fine. we arent pulling your chain. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.

Yeah people are messing with you, you can't see it?
http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/pictures/emspec.gif

Check out this diagram to learn about different frequency powers of the electromagnetic spectrum. As you can see, microwaves(the kind of energy you were exposed to), have far less power than the light you see, and much much less than the ultraviolet rays you are exposed to while going under the sun. And even that, none of it matters, since all radiation under type2 ultraviolet are all non-ionizing, which means it doesn't have enough power to knock electrons out of the atoms they're exposed to.

but it can cook you.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
LOL, something for 6 miles, the power output on that is going to be pretty minimal. From working with ham radios and stuff, I can tell you that once you start getting into base stations that put out 50 to over a thousand watts (with amp), those will make you sick. For them to fry you brains and crap though, that's a joke. If they were putting out microwaves like that, I highly doubt any computer equipment in the house would work. However, at the low frequencies that HAMs operate at, you can start feeling sick and light-headed if it's pumping out a lot.

So if I walked through these things and never even knew i walked through them (never felt sick, etc.) I'm probably OK?

dude omg. so many of us have degrees and experience in this stuff...we have all told you that you will be fine. we arent pulling your chain. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.

Yeah people are messing with you, you can't see it?
http://praxis.pha.jhu.edu/pictures/emspec.gif

Check out this diagram to learn about different frequency powers of the electromagnetic spectrum. As you can see, microwaves(the kind of energy you were exposed to), have far less power than the light you see, and much much less than the ultraviolet rays you are exposed to while going under the sun. And even that, none of it matters, since all radiation under type2 ultraviolet are all non-ionizing, which means it doesn't have enough power to knock electrons out of the atoms they're exposed to.

but it can cook you.

Yes but at the levels he was exposed to, he would be warmed up at such a miniscule amount that it would be neglible.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Yes but at the levels he was exposed to, he would be warmed up at such a miniscule amount that it would be neglible.

probably. Just wanted to make the point to not mess around with radio/microwaves, especially if their power was focused in a narrow field/beam.

especially after my eyeball got burned from optical gear. I'll pay attention to the warnings.