[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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