Cellphone reception in microwave oven?

**Naki Rat** · 29th July 2010, 21:50

According to a post on 'tother half's health forum a microwave oven should sheild a cellphone from incoming signals and the phone in the microwave shouldn't ring.

So, into the trusty old microwave with my cell and call it with Maggie's. It rings!

Does that mean our microwave 'leaks' as the post on the other forum claims, or is the theory bollux ???

**Gubb** · 29th July 2010, 22:00

You need to make sure the Microwave is going when you try to ring it.

**Naki Rat** · 29th July 2010, 22:11

Originally Posted by Gubb

You need to make sure the Microwave is going when you try to ring it.

Oh, I'll try it again..... Yeah right

**Woodman** · 29th July 2010, 22:16

Tried that, and it did not ring.

**jack_hamma** · 29th July 2010, 23:01

Why worry about your microwave when mob ph's can give of radiation lol

**Thaeos** · 29th July 2010, 23:04

Originally Posted by jack_hamma

Why worry about your microwave when mob ph's can give of radiation lol

Here we go ... lol :P

**jack_hamma** · 29th July 2010, 23:14

Originally Posted by Thaeos

Here we go ... lol :P

Well really....

**Berries** · 30th July 2010, 07:26

Let me get this straight. If you climb in to a microwave oven with your cell phone then you will be protected from the radiation your phone puts out by the shielding in the microwave. But your phone won't work.

Forgetting the fact that you are either a midget or have a very large microwave oven, I can't see the point. If I put my phone in a bucket of water it doesn't ring either.

**p.dath** · 30th July 2010, 07:34

If I recall correctly a microwave oven operates around the 2.4Ghz band - so it should only be blocking energy in that band.

Mobile phones operate at considerably lower frequencies, from about 850Mhz up to maybe 2.2Ghz (could be a little wrong, memory a bit fuzzy on this).

So if your phone stops operating in your microwave oven it means the microwave oven is blocking the wrong frequencies.

**2wheeldrifter** · 30th July 2010, 07:34

Go on try your fridge and freezer too......

**Mom** · 30th July 2010, 07:43

Originally Posted by Berries

If I put my phone in a bucket of water it doesn't ring either.

Dont drop it in the bog either DAMHIK

**Pixie** · 30th July 2010, 07:56

Originally Posted by p.dath

If I recall correctly a microwave oven operates around the 2.4Ghz band - so it should only be blocking energy in that band.

Mobile phones operate at considerably lower frequencies, from about 850Mhz up to maybe 2.2Ghz (could be a little wrong, memory a bit fuzzy on this).

So if your phone stops operating in your microwave oven it means the microwave oven is blocking the wrong frequencies.

The shielding in a microwave oven is not precision designed to only block the frequency of the oven's magnetron.
Why would they go to the enormous expense to do that?
So idiots could climb inside one and still use their cellphones?

**slofox** · 30th July 2010, 12:17

Really, the experiment proves only that cellphone frequencies can get INTO a microwave...the question really should be can that radiation get OUT? Might be like a one way mirror...

Personally I always stand well clear of my microwave on those extremely rare occasions that I actually use it...never have trusted them noo-fangled doodads...

**Naki Rat** · 30th July 2010, 12:30

Originally Posted by Berries

Let me get this straight. If you climb in to a microwave oven with your cell phone then you will be protected from the radiation your phone puts out by the shielding in the microwave. But your phone won't work.

Forgetting the fact that you are either a midget or have a very large microwave oven, I can't see the point. If I put my phone in a bucket of water it doesn't ring either.

I note your avatar is blond too