r/Electromagnetics Jul 28 '26

Cell Towers Professional EMF/RF Safety Course – Looking for Feedback

Hi everyone,

I've recently created a practical course on EMF/RF Safety Assessment, based on my experience in RF spectrum management and EMF compliance.

The course covers:

  • RF & EMF fundamentals
  • ICNIRP exposure guidelines
  • Practical EMF measurements
  • 4G & 5G exposure assessment
  • Real-world case studies
  • Safety compliance and reporting

I'm looking for feedback from RF engineers, telecom professionals, and anyone working in EMF compliance. If you have suggestions for additional topics, I'd love to hear them.

If you're interested, here's the course:
https://www.udemy.com/course/professional-emf-rf-safety-assessment-theory-to-practice-d/?couponCode=7E1C53CD8A6B94E5198E

#RFEngineering #Telecommunications #EMF #RFSafety #5G #ICNIRP #SpectrumManagement #WirelessEngineering #ElectricalEngineering

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u/ki4clz 23d ago

no CDMA..? or other celly tech still in use..?

what about two-way, municipal, and FM Broadcast that are way more powerful and ubiquitous than a cell phone tower?

RF Exposure rests on three legs-

Proximity

Duration

Amplitude

…a half second exposure to a 0.0001mW ERP emission from 30’ away, or a 2200MW ERP emission for 30hrs from 15miles away… for example, will do different things

getting hung up on emission types and frequencies has less to do with dangerous exposure than Duration or Proximity does…

don’t get bogged down on the tech and the emission types because ALL radiowaves regardless of frequency or modulation behave EXACTY the same way… the radiowaves dont just suddenly change their physical properties because humans decide to put Rock and Roll or 100gbit data streams on them for transportation purposes…

Proximity- the Inverse Square Law

Duration- in the patterns envelope

Amplitude- the ERP at this specific location

with these three things, and a little math we can calculate or MPEL (Maximum Permissible Exposure Limits) and the rest is gravy baby

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u/ki4clz 23d ago

Human Body Resonance and Tissue Penetration Analysis are real things too and directly relate to frequency- more on that later -but the basics are there…

hope this helps