[kinda OT] home network speed
Lennart Sorensen
lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Mon Oct 19 20:54:27 UTC 2009
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 04:21:47PM -0400, James Knott wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> > Microwaves are supposed to be shielded. Cordless phones are supposed
> > to send out 2.4ghz (if that's their band) signals. Many older cheap
> > ones didn't seem to care about being good neighbours however.
> >
> >
>
> ????
>
> All those devices have an antenna and are intended to radiate
> microwaves. That's how they work. The term "microwave" is nothing more
> than a name referring to the portion of the radio spectrum above 1 GHz.
> Many consumer devices use microwaves. These include, among others,
> WiFi, cordless phones, cell phones, baby monitors, ovens etc. Of the
> items I listed, only microwave ovens arent't supposed to transmit
> microwave signals as a fundamental part of their operation. With the
> ovens, they're supposed to be shielded to contain the microwave energy,
> but a small amount may still escape.
microwave _ovens_ are supposed to be shielded. I guess we should be
specific. I hope none of the other microwave using devices operate at
the 1000W range.
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Len Sorensen
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