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(...) I work in a hospital- I asked the same question... It's more about interference with telemetry than anything else, and it's mostly older equipment, but since they can't test *every* cell phone, and hospitals are dealing with high stakes... (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Yep, the old playfield is pretty much hosed. Given a few weeks and a belt sander, I'll get somehting workable, but for Saturday, not so much. I have a word out for a 9 foot by 9 foot greenhouse shading system material--it's very good at covering (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You're right, but I basically admitted to that already. I wasn't trying to be a know-it-all but it certainly came out that way. Sorry. However, here's an article I found after my post: (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Where did you get your number that an average cell phone emits around 0.3 watts? Is that during paging, dormancy or in active call? More importantly, how do you know how sensitive other devices in the hospital are, and they'd be affected by (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I wasn't trying to speak as an expert on RF radiation. It was more like the average cell phone emits ~.3 Watts which isn't nearly enough affect anything except in very close proximity. I think the hospital ban stems from that fact that the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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