Posted by Loni Rosser on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/cell-phone-towers-tp2089046p2096263.html

Are you saying there is a difference in what the antennas do on the towers or just about distance & strength difference?  Loni

--- On Wed, 12/15/10, S Andreason <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: S Andreason <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [eSens] cell phone towers
To: [hidden email]
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 9:17 AM


 



Rixta Francis wrote:
> I started wondering if this might mean that we get radiation from all
> the towers in the surrounding suburbs, as most of them probably can
> reach us. So instead of one load of heavy radiation we might get
> multiple loads of lower radiation?
>
Correct.
One close transmitter (tower) gives a large dose.
The farther away the towers, the lower the signal strength.

One other thing, is the farther away the tower, the louder the cel-phone
in a "rural" area needs to shout to be heard.
So measuring cel phones in the urban environment where a tower is
nearby, results in lower signal strength from the phone, and longer
battery life.
Unfortunately, in the urban environment, there are usually thousands of
others transmitting, thereby negating any benefit from the lower
individual transmitters.

> Does this make any sense or am I completely wrong here?
You're doing ok.

> I understand so little of all these waves and radiation things, so a bit of help would
> be appreciated.
>
>
Questions are good. Hope my answers are clear. :)

Another way to think of the waves, is to think of it as sound waves.
When the neighbor's kid has a very loud boombox, and you go inside your
house and close the windows, you can still hear his "music", but the
volume is lower.
With a clear line of sight, you can still hear that boombox a mile away,
but step behind a hill, and it is gone. Unless it bounces off the side
of other buildings or valley walls, then you get an echo.
Ever heard a rifle shot during hunting season? You can pinpoint where
the hunter is by the direction and timing of the echos, when surrounded
by hills of course.

> I feel like I have this 1500 pieces jigsaw puzzle named EMS and I try to
> get more and more pieces together trying to get a clear picture. So far
> I might have only 100-200 pieces and I need a lot more to get an idea of
> the picture.
>
Learning is fun. Too bad the subject matter is depressing.

Stewart









     

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