MEASUREMENT OF THE INTENSITY OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD OF THE RADIO WAVE EMITTED BY SELECTED MOBILE PHONES

Abstract

We are constantly watching the growth of mobile phone users around the world. This causes interest in the issue of the influence of electromagnetic radiation on the human body. The sources of electromagnetic fields are among others mobile telephony. Mobile telephony consists of two basic elements: telephones (terminals) and base stations. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) means the unit of amount of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the human body when using a mobile phone. The aim of the study was to measure the intensity of the electric field of the radio wave emitted by selected mobile phones. The measurements were carried out in the Radiation Measurement Laboratory at the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Rzeszów. Measurements were made for devices operating in different data transmission systems operating in certain frequency bands. The electric field of the electromagnetic field was measured using an wide field electromagnetic field measuring device type NBM-550 No. B-0240 with EF-1891 type probe. Measurements were made for devices with switched on and off data transmission at the time of receipt and during signaling. In the following sections describe mobile telephony and the basic characteristics of the mobile phone technology. The last part presents the way of making measurements and presentation of results.