In rec.radio.shortwave Truth wrote:
I don't doubt that high levels of RF can be dangerous. The first two chief
engineers I worked with both died of cancer in their 50s.

Wouldn't FM broadcast antennas be an even greater concern? The height of
most adults would make them resonant somewhere near, or in, the FM broadcast
band.

Comparing wavelengths of "people" based on their height is ridiculous.
Microwaves are a much shorter wavelength and cause much more damage to the human
body, so the wavelength of people based on their height theory needs to be
thrown out right away.

To oversimplify a bit: Low frequencies (like AM broadcast) pass through
the body without being absorbed. Microwave frequencies bounce off the body
without being absorbed. It's the frequency range between 30 and 300 MHz
where maximum absorption takes place.

Art H.

To oversimplify a bit: Low frequencies (like AM broadcast) pass through
the body without being absorbed. Microwave frequencies bounce off the body
without being absorbed.

ROTFFL!!!

Why not PROVE your ridiculous theory by putting your head into a microwave oven!

........yeah. I didn't think so.

Within these hallowed halls, Truth of added the
following to the collective conscience:
To oversimplify a bit: Low frequencies (like AM broadcast) pass
through the body without being absorbed. Microwave frequencies
bounce off the body without being absorbed.

ROTFFL!!!

Why not PROVE your ridiculous theory by putting your head into a
microwave oven!

.......yeah. I didn't think so.

I was actually wondering what this post of yours had to do with
broadcasting. Even if
it was off topic but informative or entertaining, it would have been better
than just
being a post about being rude to someone.

Truth wrote:
Harris wrote:
To oversimplify a bit: Low frequencies (like AM broadcast) pass through
the body without being absorbed. Microwave frequencies bounce off the body
without being absorbed.

ROTFFL!!!

Why not PROVE your ridiculous theory by putting your head into a microwave oven!

I said this was a simplification. The point is that maximum absorption
occurs in the 30 to 300 MHz range. Microwave frequencies are used for
cooking because they are more practical to produce, not because they
are more effective at heating.

See the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) exposure limits
curve below:

http://www-training.llnl.gov/wbt/hc/.../slide34lg.gif

Greatest rf absorption (minimum allowable exposure) is in the 30 to
300 MHz range.

Art H.

Truth wrote:

To oversimplify a bit: Low frequencies (like AM broadcast) pass through
the body without being absorbed. Microwave frequencies bounce off the body
without being absorbed.


ROTFFL!!!

Why not PROVE your ridiculous theory by putting your head into a microwave oven!

.......yeah. I didn't think so.


.....or by leaning against a 50,000 watt AM antenna while standing on the
ground.