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Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave?

From jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave?
Date 2016-03-24 06:17 +0000
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isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> In article <nct6bl$1rj$1@dont-email.me>,
>  Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dne 22/03/2016 v 22:43 Sergio napsal(a):
>> > On 3/22/2016 3:16 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> >> Can you call a cell phone in the microwave?
>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot4_jVFXxUU
>> >>
>> >>> Do cell phones placed in a microwave still receive signals? What is
>> >>> the difference between microwave oven radiation and the signals used
>> >>> by your phone?
>> >>
>> > 
>> > put your cellie in the microwave for 10 min on high.
>> > 
>> > report back here on what happened.
>> > 
>> 
>> Question is not related to active oven mode.
>> 
>> But as frequency of cell phone signal 900-1800 MHz
>> is similar to one of Microwave oven - AFAIK 2400 MHz ,
>> attenuation of the Faraday cage of the oven shielding
>> should be comparable.
> 
> The metal box should work fine as a shield. The choke-joint door seal, 
> maybe not. To work properly, it needs to be very close to a quarter-wave 
> at the desired frequency.
> 
> Isaac

A quarter wave at 2.45 GHz is 3 cm.

I just looked at my microwave and there is nothing on the door that is
anywhere near 3 cm in size.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-03-22 15:16 -0500
  Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-22 20:57 +0000
    Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-03-22 21:50 -0700
      Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-03-23 07:04 -0700
  Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-03-22 16:43 -0500
    Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-03-23 05:37 +0100
      Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-03-23 11:11 -0500
      Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-03-23 21:05 -0700
        Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-24 06:17 +0000
          Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-03-24 10:55 -0400
            Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-24 19:17 +0000
          Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-03-24 08:22 -0700
            Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-03-24 16:06 -0500
              Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 05:49 -0700
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 13:47 -0400
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-03-26 21:23 -0500
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? Virgil <VIRGIL@VIRGIL.com> - 2016-03-27 00:13 -0600
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-03-27 05:32 -0700
            Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 11:40 -0700
          Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-03-24 22:55 -0700
            Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 05:18 -0400
              Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-25 18:11 +0000
              Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-03-25 21:39 -0700
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-26 05:08 +0000
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 01:57 -0400
                Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-26 17:57 +0000
            Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-25 18:10 +0000
  Re: Can you call a cell phone in the microwave? James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-03-29 21:31 -0700

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