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2.6 was chosen based on empirical heat penetration testing for typical target food sizes, e.g. Potatoes. GE lobbied for 2.4 instead so they could emit a noisy
by anotherhue 5y ago
2.6 was chosen based on empirical heat penetration testing for typical target food sizes, e.g. Potatoes.
GE lobbied for 2.4 instead so they could emit a noisy harmonic from a crystal based 1.2 system so the FCC agreed.
Source: national archives documents I researched
- jazzyjackson 5y agoCool! I came across some quoras that suggested the electronics were easy for 2.4, but didn't give further detail. Noisy harmonics does sound useful for cooking!