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Re: Cell Phones are OK to use in hospitals.
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Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:19:54 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Orion Pobursky wrote:
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> > That's bunk. Cellphone don't produce anywhere near the wattage necessary to
> > cause any significant interference. I'd throw this one on the same pile as the
> > "cellphones cause gas staion explosions" myth.
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> Please, since you're an expert on cellphone wattages, tell me what is the
> radiated power required for "significant interference" for medical equipement.
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> I don't know myself, I've only taken a device through PTCRB/CTIA and FCC Part 15
> with SAR certifications.
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 2-Way radios used by emergency personnel can cause harmful interference due to their (usually) high output. This fact is then translated to any communication device that emits a signal. I'll have to do more reading on this since I'm not an expert in this field and I was using knowledge gained from personal experience which may or may not applied in this case.
-Orion
P.S. I stand by my cell phones at the gas station comment.
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 | | Re: Cell Phones are OK to use in hospitals.
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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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| | Re: Cell Phones are OK to use in hospitals.
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| (...) Please, since you're an expert on cellphone wattages, tell me what is the radiated power required for "significant interference" for medical equipement. I don't know myself, I've only taken a device through PTCRB/CTIA and FCC Part 15 with SAR (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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