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It's not ionizing radiation, so the only damage is from the heat. So they probably can expose their hand without damage.
by zeroer 10y ago
It's not ionizing radiation, so the only damage is from the heat. So they probably can expose their hand without damage.
- pdkl95 10y agoJust because it's non-ionizing doesn't mean it's safe. HERF will simply cook you, and just like your kitchen microwave oven it will cook the strongest at the antinodes. This means you can get very nasty burns inside your hand that don't show on the surface. Just being near some antennas when it is transmitting can give you a very nasty RF burn. A magnetron that can damage electronics (or cause almost any visible effect) is going to do you what it does to your food. Seriously, don't mess with high-energy RF without proper safety training. Waving around an open magnetron that could be reflecting back at you in unknown ways is incredibly dangerous.