
Originally Posted by
Dragon
2.4 gig phones can be damaged near a microwave. the RF front end amplifiers in the handset and base receivers are VERY sensitive to milivolt
signals. A leaking microware can emit signal near them in the several volt
range. This causes the MOS device used in the receiver amps to become saturated, at which point, failure usually comes from over current heating
and the junction fails from current and heat, or the received voltage can actually punch through the dialectric materials used in the semiconductor
junction, also causeing a full device failure.
USUALLY....if your microwave leaks this much, it doesn't matter, you'll be glowing and mutating already, and not be contemplating making phone calls