I'm not sure about this myself. Is there anyone with RF background who can attest to people getting cooked with Transponder Antenna output?
It's one thing to stand next to a Radar dish, but the power levels of the Transponder antenna are much less. I'm going to touch base with some RF guys I work with to see if the power levels are somthing to worry about. I'm thinking the average transponder output is less than 5-10Watts. And I think the power density decreases with distance.. although we will still be quite close. I think the transponder is around 2Ghz... and lots of new stuff is getting into this range... cordless phones for example... but they are at much lower power levels I expect (milliwatts I would guess). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin" <crain...@cfl.rr.com> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:12:24 -0400 To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Subject: KR>Trans antenna > Serge, > Unless you included some kind of shielding from the radiation of the antenna, > you might as well have stuck your head into a microwave. > Colin Rainey KR2(td) > crain...@cfl.rr.com > Sanford, Florida > FLY SAFE!!!!_______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html -- ____________________________________________ http://www.operamail.com Get OperaMail Premium today - USD 29.99/year Powered by Outblaze
