Microwaves Are Not Just For Cooking
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» helper2 - Technical Clarifications
A good article, however, it seems that there is some incomplete information.The term ‘microwave’ is defined as a set of radio frequencies between 890Mhz (millions of cycles per second) and 20Ghz (billions of cycles per second) –cell phone frequencies are generally considered to be in the very lower end of this spectrum range (approximately 850Mhz for analog and 1.9Ghz for digital).
Cooking frequencies are very close to being the same range (915Mhz and 2450Mhz), but it must be noted that there is a definite difference in the types of radiation that we are considering. With enough power in a controlled space, even cell phone frequencies will cook food. Microwave ovens typically operate with an output power of 600 to 1,500 watts, whereas a typical cell phone puts out about 0.3 watts to 3 watts of power.
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» Maureen Fleury - Re: Technical Clarifications
In response to message posted by helper2:Bruce, thank you very much for the additional information and clarification. You have certainly put a better perspective on this article.
I appreciate your input.
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