Safe distance from router

12 Aug 2006 10:55 AM

Mike

I recently bought a Netgear wireless router and it works flawlessly. Signal
quality is excellent even on my patio where I use my laptop. My desktop is
the only one to have an Ethernet connection to the router and that is what
worries me : the router is about 6 feet from where I sit ( short cable ) and
I am getting worried the RF might pose a safety threat to my body, in terms
of radiated power output. What is a typical value of this output ? What is
then a safe distance ?? Also, while it is true that my laptop is always more
than 30 feet away, most of the time it sits on my lap. Could I inadvertently
roast my gonads by doing so ?
I would really appreciate a qualified opinion by the gurus in this forum.
Thanks in advance.

Mike

12 Aug 2006 11:32 AM

aljuhani

Mike wrote:

> I recently bought a Netgear wireless router and it works flawlessly. Signal
> quality is excellent even on my patio where I use my laptop. My desktop is
> the only one to have an Ethernet connection to the router and that is what
> worries me : the router is about 6 feet from where I sit ( short cable ) and
> I am getting worried the RF might pose a safety threat to my body, in terms
> of radiated power output. What is a typical value of this output ? What is
> then a safe distance ?? Also, while it is true that my laptop is always more
> than 30 feet away, most of the time it sits on my lap. Could I inadvertently
> roast my gonads by doing so ?
> I would really appreciate a qualified opinion by the gurus in this forum.
> Thanks in advance.
>

Mike.

See this msg URL from alt.internet.wireless: Note Jeff Liebermann
reply:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.internet.wireless/browse_thread/thread/66c436e44adccfd8/1dd7db0ceb80f11b?lnk=st&q=jeff+alt.internet.wireless+rf+radiation&rnum=1&hl=en#1dd7db0ceb80f11b

rgds.

-aljuhani

12 Aug 2006 11:43 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
The RF output of the Entry Level Routers is about 30mW.
There is No evidence that such a low signal can harm.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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>I recently bought a Netgear wireless router and it works flawlessly. Signal
>quality is excellent even on my patio where I use my laptop. My desktop is
>the only one to have an Ethernet connection to the router and that is what
>worries me : the router is about 6 feet from where I sit ( short cable )
>and I am getting worried the RF might pose a safety threat to my body, in
>terms of radiated power output. What is a typical value of this output ?
>What is then a safe distance ?? Also, while it is true that my laptop is
>always more than 30 feet away, most of the time it sits on my lap. Could I
>inadvertently roast my gonads by doing so ?
> I would really appreciate a qualified opinion by the gurus in this forum.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike
>