[ILUG] [OT] - Bandwidth provider... 2.45 GHz

[Shane Dempsey]

Hiya Christian,
The really funny thing is that Bluetooth devices
operate at these frequencies.
So if you're worried about radiation from your mobile
phone the obvious solution is to purchase a bluetooth
headset so that you can receive 'low power'
microwave oven frequency transmission straight to your
head.
Seems a little bit crazy to  me but I'm sure that someone
else on the list can explain it better.

    ...shane

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian J van den Bosch" <cjb at linux.ie>
To: <ilug at linux.ie>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [ILUG] [OT] - Bandwidth provider...


> Call me paranoid, but...
>
> Wireless is all very well, but I wouldn't be happy using something
> working at 2.4 - 2.5 GHz (given that 2.45GHz (resonant frequency of
> water molecules) is the frequency that manufacturers of microwave ovens
> go to great lengths to shield _into_ their devices). I'm led to believe
> that as the working frequency of a radio device approaches 2.45GHz, the
> severity of potential side effects (all the ones you hear about with
> mobile phones) increase exponentially for a given signal strength.
>
> And for some reason, 2.4 - 2.5 GHz devices are licence exempt... hmmm...
>
> cjb
>
> Colin Whittaker wrote:
>
> > The wireless Local Loop licenses go out late july, assuming its done
> > with IEEE 802.11 stuff (see www.breezecom.com) it'd shouldn't take too
> > long to roll out.
>
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