Radiation from wireless TV sender harmful?

I've recently purchased the Philips SBC VL1200 TV Sender/Receiver kit to
transmit TV pictures across my home. I do worry about mobile phone
radiation and the like, and use hands-free where possible.

Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern? Here are the
specs:

Carrier freq: 2.4 GHz
Transmission power: <10 mW
Type: FM
Range: 100m outdoor/30m indoor

Product page: http://tinyurl.com/2s83k
Leaflet:
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/s/s...05_pss_eng.pdf

Thanks.

Richard H.

Anon wrote:
>
> I've recently purchased the Philips SBC VL1200 TV Sender/Receiver kit to
> transmit TV pictures across my home. I do worry about mobile phone
> radiation and the like, and use hands-free where possible.
>
> Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern? Here are the
> specs:
>
> Carrier freq: 2.4 GHz
> Transmission power: <10 mW
> Type: FM
> Range: 100m outdoor/30m indoor
>
> Product page: http://tinyurl.com/2s83k
> Leaflet:
> http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/s/s...05_pss_eng.pdf

10 mW is mightly small. Don't plaster the transmitter antenna to your
forehead. Does your girlfriend (sister? mother?) know about the
pinhole camera now in the loo?

--
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"Anon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've recently purchased the Philips SBC VL1200 TV Sender/Receiver kit to
> transmit TV pictures across my home. I do worry about mobile phone
> radiation and the like, and use hands-free where possible.

Then you worry too much..! The scaremongering comes from the use of the
word "radiation" which puts into people's minds visions of nuclear
reactors and the like. The radio frequency energy coming from a device
such as a phone is very small and unless you walk around with your phone
plastered to the side of your head (and in a call) all day every day you
have nothing to worry about.

> Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern?

Only if you stick the transmitter up your nose..!

Ivor

Anon wrote:

> I've recently purchased the Philips SBC VL1200 TV Sender/Receiver kit to
> transmit TV pictures across my home. I do worry about mobile phone
> radiation and the like, and use hands-free where possible.
>
> Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern?

Only if you're using it to watch what passes for "entertainment" these days.
;-)

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In article <c80s04$84q$(E-Mail Removed)>, Ivor Jones
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
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>"Anon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:RYRoc.3100$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I've recently purchased the Philips SBC VL1200 TV Sender/Receiver kit to
>> transmit TV pictures across my home. I do worry about mobile phone
>> radiation and the like, and use hands-free where possible.
>
>Then you worry too much..! The scaremongering comes from the use of the
>word "radiation" which puts into people's minds visions of nuclear
>reactors and the like. The radio frequency energy coming from a device
>such as a phone is very small and unless you walk around with your phone
>plastered to the side of your head (and in a call) all day every day you
>have nothing to worry about.
>
>> Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern?
>
>Only if you stick the transmitter up your nose..!
>
>Ivor
>
>

As others have said 10 milliwatts, don't even bother thinking about it.

Yes the word radiation is very scary. Ever heard of an MRI scan?, very,
very useful medical diagnostic tool..

They had to drop the first word of the original title because people
wouldn't go into them.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imager
--
Tony Sayer

On Thu, 13 May 2004 21:42:09 GMT, "Anon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I do worry about mobile phone
>radiation

You are misled, then.

>and the like, and use hands-free where possible.

Pointless.

>Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern?

Also? What makes you think that radio signals form mobile phones is
cause for concern?

>Here are the
>specs:
>
>Carrier freq: 2.4 GHz
>Transmission power: <10 mW

That means "less than one hundredth of a watt" What do you think?

Bear in mind that the TV transmitter your aerial is pointing at is
probably two million watts output power. But also bear in mind that
strength falls away rapidly with distance.

If you swallowed your video sender, it might give you more radio
signal than the TV transmitter.


--

Iain
the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
Browse now while stocks last!

>Bear in mind that the TV transmitter your aerial is pointing at is
>probably two million watts output power. But also bear in mind that
>strength falls away rapidly with distance.
>

AIUI the most powerful in the UK is the 1 megawatt series..

<Pedant mode off;-)>
--
Tony Sayer

On Fri, 14 May 2004 09:49:15 +0100, tony sayer <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>AIUI the most powerful in the UK is the 1 megawatt series.

ERP?

--

Iain
the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
Browse now while stocks last!

Judging by your replies, you all scoff at me being concerned this thing
could be harmful... then go on to say:

"Don't plaster the transmitter antenna to your forehead", "Only if you stick
the transmitter up your nose", "If you swallowed your video sender, it might
give you more radio signal than the [two million watts/1 megawatt] TV
transmitter"

In other words this laughably harmless device is potentially harmful. I'm
confused.

I sit about half a metre away from it whilst working an 8 hour day as it is
on my computer desk (this is where it gets its TV signal from - my computer
media centre).

I'm not worrying too much - I know radiation is the wrong term.

Can you guys tell me, if RF is cause for concern if placed at point-blank
range, at what range is it guaranteed not to affect me whatsoever? Serious
replies only please.

Thanks.

Richard H.

"Anon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:RYRoc.3100$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've recently purchased the Philips SBC VL1200 TV Sender/Receiver kit to
> transmit TV pictures across my home. I do worry about mobile phone
> radiation and the like, and use hands-free where possible.
>
> Is the radiation from this device also cause for concern? Here are the
> specs:
>
> Carrier freq: 2.4 GHz
> Transmission power: <10 mW
> Type: FM
> Range: 100m outdoor/30m indoor
>
> Product page: http://tinyurl.com/2s83k
> Leaflet:
> http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/s/s...05_pss_eng.pdf
>
> Thanks.
>
> Richard H.
>

"Anon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:si0pc.3481$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Judging by your replies, you all scoff at me being concerned this thing
> could be harmful... then go on to say:
>
> "Don't plaster the transmitter antenna to your forehead", "Only if you
stick
> the transmitter up your nose", "If you swallowed your video sender, it
might
> give you more radio signal than the [two million watts/1 megawatt] TV
> transmitter"
>
> In other words this laughably harmless device is potentially harmful.
I'm
> confused.

Let's put it this way, you stand more chance of being run over by a bus
than suffering any harmful effects from *any* radio transmitter, let alone
such a microscopically small one. Unless you go climbing up the local TV
transmitter mast, that is ;-) (Sorry..!)

> I sit about half a metre away from it whilst working an 8 hour day as it
is
> on my computer desk (this is where it gets its TV signal from - my
computer
> media centre).
>
> I'm not worrying too much - I know radiation is the wrong term.
>
> Can you guys tell me, if RF is cause for concern if placed at
point-blank
> range, at what range is it guaranteed not to affect me whatsoever?
Serious
> replies only please.

At that power level..? You are more than far enough away. Stop worrying..!

If you want to do some reading, check out this results page from Google on
the Inverse Square Lawe:

http://tinyurl.com/39oxp

Ivor