As I understand it 802.11b wireless LAN technology emits non-ionizing radiation. Several years ago I looked for reports of non-ionizing radiation on the human body. At that time there wasn't any conclusive evidence of any negative effect. I have not kept up with this issue so I cannot say if more conclusive data is now available.
-Steve
Michael Griego wrote:
My standard response to something like that goes something like this:
A standard wireless NIC in your laptop computer transmits at roughly 30mW, a miniscule amount of energy. Your cellphone, on the other hand, transmits up to 600mW. That's 20 times the energy being radiated right next to your brain. How worried are you about holding that cell phone near your head?
Not only that, our wireless LAN access points also transmit at the same 30-60mW range. Cell phone basestations, on the other hand, routinely transmit at around 100 WATTS (not milliWatts).
The biggest of the two points, though, is the first one. The amount of radiated energy is much less from a standard off-the-shelf wireless NIC than your cell phone. Many many people are using cell phones these days.
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