[Asterisk-Users] WiFi phone radiation regulation?

[Dominique Kull]

I have one of those SMC High Power W-LAN cards for special war driving 
applications :-) It is rated at 200mW and is sold over the counter. Ok, 
I usually don't put the card on my ear...


Leo Ann Boon wrote:

> All,
> 
> I just had the fortune to take one of the new Senao Wifi SIP phones for 
> a short test drive. First look - it's a nice, compact phone. Weighs 
> around 87g and roughly the size of a Nokia 6210. More on the those 
> later. The thing that struck me was the RF power, it's rated at 100mw 
> (20dBm). That's 10 times more than any of the other brands out on the 
> market  Cisco, WiSIP, Zyxel are all rated at 10mW.
> 
> I'm not really sure if I want to stick something with that power to my 
> ear. Assuming a reasonable antenna gain of 2.2dBi, we're talking about 
> 22.2dBm - that's nearly 200mW of power radiating out of the phone. At 
> 2.4GHz, it has higher penetration power than cells phones.
> 
> My question:
> Does anyone know if cell phone SAR rules apply to WiFi phones as well? 
> Over here in Singapore, there seems to be a loophole. As long as your 
> equipment is in 2.4GHz, approval is not required if Tx power is <200mW.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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