Radio waves are non-Ionizing. I hope we all know that and know one another know that. However the near field is an electrical field. The smoke detector compares the ionization between two chambers, both with the same radioactive source. One is exposed to the environment (smoke) and the other is not while both have the same radioactive source. An imbalance in the two chambers indicates smoke impeding ionizing radiation. It is triggered by a very small amount of smoke, barely visible to the eye. The means of detection is electronic and can be affected by a strong near field. Most of the smoke detectors I know of here in the US are the ion type.
It may also be that other electronics in the detector are affected by the near field. That would be another theory but I think that affecting the detector itself is more likely. -73- W1GCF Geoff ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
