Electric fields induced in cells in the bodies of amateur radio operators by their transmitting antennas

Author

King, Ronold W.P.

Author_Institution

Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

48

Issue

11

fYear

2000

fDate

11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2155

Lastpage

2158

Abstract

In this paper, an analytical study is made to determine the electric field induced in cells in the bodies of amateur radio operators by radiation from their respective transmitting antennas. Three types of antennas are considered and the electric field from each in the transmitting room of the operator is calculated. The electric field induced in the bodies of the operators is obtained with a cylindrical approximation of the body. The electric field induced in a cell in the central cross section of the body at f=60 MHz when the antenna radiates 1 kW is found to be as high as 50 V/m when the cell is near the surface. Due to skin effect, the field is much smaller in the interior of the body.

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; cellular effects of radiation; electric fields; health hazards; transmitting antennas; 1 kW; 60 MHz; amateur radio operators; body interior; central cross section; cylindrical approximation; electric fields induced in cells; skin effect; Biological system modeling; Cells (biology); Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Hafnium; Ham radios; Humans; Skin effect; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.884208

Filename

884208