Dish Network antenna type of frequencies emitted?
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I was wondering I have an old dish network satellite antenna just
outside my bedroom. It is not active, i.e. plugged into anything. Does anyone know if this could be receiving/focusing rf frequencies and what frequencies in general a Dish Network antenna uses for satellite communications? I ask this because I recently got a zap checker. And I am getting extraordinarily high readings in my bedroom. It won't tell me what frequency just that there is some type of strong rf signal. It's so strong that I can't even set the baseline for measurements the way they tell you in the manual. The meter is always pinned at 100% regardless of the sensitivicy setting I use. The meter doesn't behave this way on the first floor so I don't think its the meter that has the problem. I have to wait til friday to talk to someone at the zap checker company about this. Any ideas on this? I am going to investigate neighboring wireless networks and cell phone towers in my area. There is nothing in the home that I am aware of that would cause this. Thanks, Alan |
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Hello Alan,
some years back, we had also a 60 cm satellite dish mounted outside our living room, and not connected to anything. However, my wife felt very uncomfortable sitting on our couch, just in the imaginary center of the back of the antenna. When she sat on the other end of the couch, no problems. I then dismounted the dish, and the problemd were over. As an explanation we think, that at the back of the dish, some longitudinal waves were centered and pointed. Longitudinal waves go right through shielding materials and metals. Do not forget, that such dishes work like secondary antennas, recieve signals and transmit them on their own. Not in large strength, but enough for sensible people. Somebody told me, that seveal therapists have measured, that many children do have the radiation of 24 GHz in their body, coming from satellites. I do not know if that statement is true. Fact is, that also the satellites are transmitting, and that the dishes, and all other metallic surfaces may reflect those signals, whatever frequency they may be. And the accompanying longitudinal waves ride along and pass through the metal surfaces. Anyway, it is something one may take into consideration. Greetings, Charles Claessens member Verband Baubiologie www.milieuziektes.nl www.milieuziektes.be www.hetbitje.nl checked by Norton Antivirus ----- Original Message ----- From: "abailey63" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 08:31 Subject: [eSens] Dish Network antenna type of frequencies emitted? >I was wondering I have an old dish network satellite antenna just > outside my bedroom. It is not active, i.e. plugged into anything. Does > anyone know if this could be receiving/focusing rf frequencies and > what frequencies in general a Dish Network antenna uses for satellite > communications? > > I ask this because I recently got a zap checker. And I am getting > extraordinarily high readings in my bedroom. It won't tell me what > frequency just that there is some type of strong rf signal. It's so > strong that I can't even set the baseline for measurements the way > they tell you in the manual. > > The meter is always pinned at 100% regardless of the sensitivicy > setting I use. The meter doesn't behave this way on the first floor > so I don't think its the meter that has the problem. I have to wait > til friday to talk to someone at the zap checker company about this. > > Any ideas on this? I am going to investigate neighboring wireless > networks and cell phone towers in my area. There is nothing in the > home that I am aware of that would cause this. > > Thanks, Alan > |
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--- In [hidden email], "abailey63" <abailey63@...> wrote:
> > I was wondering I have an old dish network satellite antenna just > outside my bedroom. It is not active, i.e. plugged into anything. Does > anyone know if this could be receiving/focusing rf frequencies and > what frequencies in general a Dish Network antenna uses for satellite > communications? > > I ask this because I recently got a zap checker. And I am getting > extraordinarily high readings in my bedroom. It won't tell me what > frequency just that there is some type of strong rf signal. It's so > strong that I can't even set the baseline for measurements the way > they tell you in the manual. > > The meter is always pinned at 100% regardless of the sensitivicy > setting I use. The meter doesn't behave this way on the first floor > so I don't think its the meter that has the problem. I have to wait > til friday to talk to someone at the zap checker company about > > Any ideas on this? I am going to investigate neighboring wireless > networks and cell phone towers in my area. There is nothing in the > home that I am aware of that would cause this. > > Thanks, Alan > Apparently the metal in mattresses can re radiate mobile phone signals etc. could this be the cause? |
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Thanks for your input. I may try to take down the antenna, more of a
project or cover it with some type of shielding material. It just makes me suspicious. I wonder too if it could be focusing other signals. What a pain in the #$%^*! Ooohh.... I'm sorry I love this condition :-) Thanks, Alan --- In [hidden email], "charles" <charles@...> wrote: > > Hello Alan, > > some years back, we had also a 60 cm satellite dish mounted outside our > living room, and not connected to anything. > > However, my wife felt very uncomfortable sitting on our couch, just in the > imaginary center of the back of the antenna. > When she sat on the other end of the couch, no problems. > I then dismounted the dish, and the problemd were over. > > As an explanation we think, that at the back of the dish, some longitudinal > waves were centered and pointed. > Longitudinal waves go right through shielding materials and metals. > > Do not forget, that such dishes work like secondary antennas, recieve > signals and transmit them on their own. > Not in large strength, but enough for sensible people. > > Somebody told me, that seveal therapists have measured, that many children > do have the radiation of 24 GHz in their body, coming from satellites. > I do not know if that statement is true. > Fact is, that also the satellites are transmitting, and that the dishes, and > all other metallic surfaces may reflect those signals, whatever frequency > they may be. > And the accompanying longitudinal waves ride along and pass through the > metal surfaces. > > Anyway, it is something one may take into consideration. > > Greetings, > Charles Claessens > member Verband Baubiologie > www.milieuziektes.nl > www.milieuziektes.be > www.hetbitje.nl > checked by Norton Antivirus > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "abailey63" <abailey63@...> > To: <[hidden email]> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 08:31 > Subject: [eSens] Dish Network antenna type of frequencies emitted? > > > >I was wondering I have an old dish network satellite antenna just > > outside my bedroom. It is not active, i.e. plugged into anything. Does > > anyone know if this could be receiving/focusing rf frequencies and > > what frequencies in general a Dish Network antenna uses for satellite > > communications? > > > > I ask this because I recently got a zap checker. And I am getting > > extraordinarily high readings in my bedroom. It won't tell me what > > frequency just that there is some type of strong rf signal. It's so > > strong that I can't even set the baseline for measurements the way > > they tell you in the manual. > > > > The meter is always pinned at 100% regardless of the sensitivicy > > setting I use. The meter doesn't behave this way on the first floor > > so I don't think its the meter that has the problem. I have to wait > > til friday to talk to someone at the zap checker company about this. > > > > Any ideas on this? I am going to investigate neighboring wireless > > networks and cell phone towers in my area. There is nothing in the > > home that I am aware of that would cause this. > > > > Thanks, Alan > > > |
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Hi Alan,
Sorry for the late reply. I have in my database every frequency in use that I can find. C-band satellites are on 3735 thru 4180 MHz Ku-band is 10,700 thru 12,500 MHz ( or 10.7 GHz thru 12.5 GHz) The only place I have seen my Zap Checker read 100% at the lowest sensitivity was 200 ft from a cel-tower in Marysville, right next to the auction-house. I was lucky to have recorded the spectrum readings on my Spectran, and found it to be wireless internet at 3.5 thru 3.6 GHz. Yuck! Hope that helps, Stewart abailey63 wrote: > I was wondering I have an old dish network satellite antenna just > outside my bedroom. It is not active, i.e. plugged into anything. Does > anyone know if this could be receiving/focusing rf frequencies and > what frequencies in general a Dish Network antenna uses for satellite > communications? > > I ask this because I recently got a zap checker. And I am getting > extraordinarily high readings in my bedroom. It won't tell me what > frequency just that there is some type of strong rf signal. It's so > strong that I can't even set the baseline for measurements the way > they tell you in the manual. > > The meter is always pinned at 100% regardless of the sensitivicy > setting I use. The meter doesn't behave this way on the first floor > so I don't think its the meter that has the problem. I have to wait > til friday to talk to someone at the zap checker company about this. > > Any ideas on this? I am going to investigate neighboring wireless > networks and cell phone towers in my area. There is nothing in the > home that I am aware of that would cause this. > > |
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