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Curiosity. Why not? It’s not inherently dangerous. I’ve had real RF burns from tuning high power microwave amps. The RADAR tick is EE folklore, from your br
by madengr 8y ago
Curiosity. Why not? It’s not inherently dangerous. I’ve had real RF burns from tuning high power microwave amps.
The RADAR tick is EE folklore, from your brain expanding a few microns at the pulse rate. As I said, takes a huge power density to do this.
Cataracts are an issue with long term exposure. I guess we’ll know in the near future if this group of people has a higher incidence of cataracts.
- subcosmos 8y agoIf it weren't for this kind of experimentation, the microwave oven would have never been invented!
- nickysielicki 8y agoTell me more about your microwave amp RF burns, are you into amateur EME comms?
- madengr 8y agoHam, yes. EME no (yet). Putting fingers down on 0.5 mm traces carrying 50W at S-band will char your skin. Just tuning amps with golf tees and copper lead frames.
- nickysielicki 8y agoI suppose you work in aerospace and/or DoD? Sounds like you are up to some very fun stuff. Man, I wish I has the foresight at 18 to study EE instead of going for CS.