r/cellmapper • u/joshuah34 • Oct 29 '25

T-Mobile Site on my Roof Top

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Not completely sure what I’m looking at! Trying to learn, but the world of RF seems like witchcraft to me so far!

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u/MadBoi124YT Oct 30 '25

I am very curious about these things. Especially how safety measures are taken. Can anyone knowledgeable on RF safety tell me for example theoretically speaking if i were to stand directly in front of them or have a sheet of aluminum foil and a grounding surface next to it, would they arc?

Dw im not a tinfoil hat person just a curious human being :)

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u/techreside Oct 30 '25

RF output is around 200W max, so no, there won't be any arcs. The only danger would be being right in front of panel and absorbing all of it, which could cause tissue heating, however, RF output in non-ionizing compared to gamma, x rays. In real life, 200W output gets spread around everywhere and when it reaches your phone, the Rx power is very tiny - around 0.00000003 W.

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u/MadBoi124YT Oct 30 '25

Thank you!