Radio Frequency

Understanding Radio Frequency

According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC):

Radio waves and microwaves emitted by transmitting antennas are one form of electromagnetic energy.
They are collectively referred to as radiofrequency or RF energy or radiation.

(Note that the term radiation does not mean radioactive.)

Based on years of studying whether radio waves cause health effects, the FCC has adopted Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits for radio transmitters of all types, including radio-read transmitters like those used on our Neptune water meters.

It includes a prudent margin of safety just in case some health effects are too subtle to have been detected. Radio-read transmitters operate far below the FCC limit.

For more information and understanding radio frequency and the electromagnetic fields they generate, please see the FCC and other agency links below.

For more information on whether these devices interfere with pacemakers and other medical devices, please read the FDA statement Interference with Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices.

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Safety FAQ

Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio frequency Electromagnetic Fields

FCC Letter

Food and Drug Administration

No Evidence Linking Cell Phone Use to Risk of Brain Tumors

Interference with Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices

Radiation-Emitting Products

World Health Organization

Electromagnetic fields and public health: Base stations and wireless technologies

Electromagnetic fields and public health: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity

Electromagnetic fields and public health: mobile phones

Database of Worldwide EMF Standards

WHO and IEEE EMF research database

WHO EMF world wide standards

Other International Organizations

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNRP)

IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society

Other Resources

EMF-Portal

Swedish State Radiation Protection Authority:
Recent Research on EMF and Health Risks

National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute: Cell Phones and Cancer Risk

International Commission on Nonionizing Radiation Protection

ICNIRP on the Interphone Publication

Exposure to high frequency electromagnetic fields, biological effects and health consequences (100 kHz-300 GHz)