Health and Safety of Radiowaves

March 27, 2025

Radio waves are part of the non-ionising electromagnetic spectrum. Over 50 years of scientific research has already been conducted into the possible health effects from radio communication systems including mobile phones, base stations and other wireless services. The data from this research has been analysed by many expert review groups....

Mobiles, lightning risks and other myths

We are all aware of the risks of lightning strikes during thunderstorms but sometimes these risks are misunderstood. While it is sensible to avoid using a fixed- line (copper wire) phone during a thunderstorm; the same precaution does not apply to mobile phones or fibre optic cable (Note – while...