Yeah, I've always wondered about that, especially now that I have a 5G phone. I try to use earbuds or the speaker during calls. But this post raises a question: If the 5G towers are so dangerous, how do workmen maintain or repair them safely?
Well of COURSE I thought of that, but then that would deny service to a lot of people, the number depending on how dense population is near the tower. So no, I don't think that's it... could be, but I'd rather hear it from someone in the field.
I recently saw a guy working up in cell tower. I would think that they would turn off the tower because there are a lot of ways to die from electrocution also.
But I'm thinking that this would not be practical, since putting cell service down for a whole day would not be acceptable.
Here is my pic from that day. You can just barely make out the technician squatting in the lower right of the tower head.
If you look at radiation emission maps for antenna, this is not true. Signals will radiate evenly unless shaped by the antennas. The antennas shape the radiation to majority front. Looks like a giant infinity symbol, majorly biased to the front. Back lobes, and indeed side lobes, exist and can be used to connect from the backside of an antenna from quite a distance when you have the proper settings for what you are using to connect with. There is no "safe" side of an antenna when it is of sufficient power, just sides that are relatively more or less powerful than the others.
The only safe way to work on cell towers for repair/maintenance is to shut the equipment down. Inconveniencing a few customers is infinitely preferrable to replacing a skilled technician that gets fried by electricity or cooked by the microwaves. Many repairs only take an hour or two. The down time is negligible in the grand scheme of things. Skilled climbers are valued as most people tend to be unreasonably scared of heights thus replacing workers can be difficult. Customers are practically a given when the cell companies are a virtual monopoly, they don't factor into the equation all that much.
Yeah, I've always wondered about that, especially now that I have a 5G phone. I try to use earbuds or the speaker during calls. But this post raises a question: If the 5G towers are so dangerous, how do workmen maintain or repair them safely?
They switch them off first?
Well of COURSE I thought of that, but then that would deny service to a lot of people, the number depending on how dense population is near the tower. So no, I don't think that's it... could be, but I'd rather hear it from someone in the field.
I recently saw a guy working up in cell tower. I would think that they would turn off the tower because there are a lot of ways to die from electrocution also.
But I'm thinking that this would not be practical, since putting cell service down for a whole day would not be acceptable.
Here is my pic from that day. You can just barely make out the technician squatting in the lower right of the tower head.
https://files.catbox.moe/k1623b.jpg
If you look at the transmitters, they are all pointed away from the tower and probably all radiate nothing behind it.
If you look at radiation emission maps for antenna, this is not true. Signals will radiate evenly unless shaped by the antennas. The antennas shape the radiation to majority front. Looks like a giant infinity symbol, majorly biased to the front. Back lobes, and indeed side lobes, exist and can be used to connect from the backside of an antenna from quite a distance when you have the proper settings for what you are using to connect with. There is no "safe" side of an antenna when it is of sufficient power, just sides that are relatively more or less powerful than the others.
The only safe way to work on cell towers for repair/maintenance is to shut the equipment down. Inconveniencing a few customers is infinitely preferrable to replacing a skilled technician that gets fried by electricity or cooked by the microwaves. Many repairs only take an hour or two. The down time is negligible in the grand scheme of things. Skilled climbers are valued as most people tend to be unreasonably scared of heights thus replacing workers can be difficult. Customers are practically a given when the cell companies are a virtual monopoly, they don't factor into the equation all that much.
Just a WAG here, but if the towers are in a grid pattern of some sort, could you not route the signal around the one being worked on until it's fixed?