What 5ghz gear are you planning on being around that is going to be high enough output to necessitate a safety meter?
On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, Christopher Gray <cg...@graytechsoftware.com> wrote: > I supposed a better way to ask: Is it typical to need cellular systems > turned off when working behind the sectors, above / below them, or in front > of them? > > I'm looking for some general experiences so I can plan my possible > installation and have a sense of what to expect. I do not intend to use > your experiences to determine whether I use PPE at all. This will be my > first experience near higher power hardware, and I want to be appropriately > prepared. > > Separately, I've been looking for an RF Safety Monitor, but I'm having > trouble finding one that will include the 5 GHz range. Does such a > wide-range device exist at a reasonable price? > > Thanks - Chris > > > > ------------------------------ > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','losguyswirel...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> I have had cataract surgery on right eye a few years back and will need >> it on left in next few months....hum...my pop was 74 and still had great >> vision and mum only wears reading glasses and she is 86......maybe its >> true... >> >> Jaime Solorza >> Wireless Systems Architect >> 915-861-1390 >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ch...@wbmfg.com');>> wrote: >> >>> A quick and dirty method is whether or not you can feel warmth or heat. >>> If so you may be getting damaged. I feels like a heat lamp. If you feel >>> any warmth from the antennas come back down. >>> >>> It isn’t an emergency your are going to die go to the ER type of thing, >>> but certain parts of your body are more susceptible to biological heating >>> than others. I still cannot find backup for this, but I was told many >>> years ago that the lens of your eye is one of the most susceptible organs. >>> >>> As I recall the story, WWII Sailors would get warm in front of radar >>> antennas while standing watch. They later developed cataracts. >>> >>> *From:* Christopher Gray >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cg...@graytechsoftware.com');> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 01, 2016 1:02 PM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Safe or Not - Working Near Mobile Phone Systems >>> >>> I'm hoping to do some work in a steeple that has cell phone equipment. I >>> understand there are currently 6 sectors, and will soon be 9 sectors for >>> mobile phone service located behind the louvers. >>> >>> I would like to assess which work locations require disabling the mobile >>> system (if any), and if there are specific exposure times associated with >>> such work locations. >>> >>> 1 - Level above existing installation. >>> 2 - Same level as mobile system, but behind sectors. >>> 3 - In front of sectors, outside the structure. >>> >>> I appreciate any help or guidance. Thank you - Chris >>> >> >> >
