Consumer Information On Wireless Phones - Nokia 3585i User Manual

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones

(The following information comes from a consumer information
Web site jointly sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), entitled
"Cell Phone Facts: Consumer Information on Wireless Phones." The
information reproduced herein is dated April 3, 2002. For further
updates, please visit the Web site: .)
http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/
1. What is radio frequency energy
Radio frequency (RF) energy is another name for radio waves. It is one
form of electromagnetic energy that makes up the electromagnetic
spectrum. Some of the other forms of energy in the electromagnetic
spectrum are gamma rays, x-rays and light. Electromagnetic energy (or
electromagnetic radiation) consists of waves of electric and magnetic
energy moving together (radiating) through space. The area where these
waves are found is called an electromagnetic field.
Radio waves are created due to the movement of electrical charges in
antennas. As they are created, these waves radiate away from the
antenna. All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light. The major
differences between the different types of waves are the distances covered
by one cycle of the wave and the number of waves that pass a certain
point during a set time period. The wavelength is the distance covered by
one cycle of a wave. The frequency is the number of waves passing a
given point in one second. For any electromagnetic wave, the wavelength
multiplied by the frequency equals the speed of light. The frequency of an
RF signal is usually expressed in units called hertz (Hz). One Hz equals
one wave per second. One kilohertz (kHz) equals one thousand waves per
second, one megahertz (MHz) equals one million waves per second, and
one gigahertz (GHz) equals one billion waves per second.
RF energy includes waves with frequencies ranging from about 3000
waves per second (3 kHz) to 300 billion waves per second (300 GHz).
Microwaves are a subset of radio waves that have frequencies ranging
from around 300 million waves per second (300 MHz) to three billion
waves per second (3 GHz).
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