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Article #8Re: Can mobile phones destroy sensitive electronics?
From: John Bull
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:38
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 17:38
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"tr" <bei@zip.com.au> wrote in message news:3B187983.4243088A@zip.com.au... > The power levels induced in circuits > adjacent to a mobile phone antenna are > small but could be significant. > > Especially since the wavelength of the > signal could be similar to the > length of conductors in some > semiconductors and electronic > devices. ie. A higher signal than expected > might appear. > > An adjacent mobile > phone could easily effect the performance > of an electronic device, but would not > necessarily damage it. > > Do NOT use a mobile phone close to someone flying a model plane with a programmable transmitter. Deprogramming while the Tx is in use HAS happened. You could, concievably, get sombody killed by the resulting uncontrolled model. At the very least, you will have a seriously pissed off model flier. -- JB
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