Measurements of RF/MW Radiation Emitted from Selected Mobile-Phone Base-Stations in Sudan

Abstract

Scattering of mobile-phone base-stations within populated areas is a source of some misscomfortableness to many people. As there is no one agreed on safety level for the MPE for RF/MW allover the world, measurements of radiation emitted from base-stations is a necessity. In this work we screened out some mobile-phone base-stations inside and outside Khartoum city in Sudan. Measurements were done indoor and outdoor to maximum horizontal distance of about 300 m from the base of the base-stations. Results obtained were then compared to the maximum and minimum MPE values admitted in different countries in the world. The maximum MPE value (i.e- 0.57 mW/cm2) consider only the thermal effects of the RF/MW, while other values tend to reduce the exposure limits to as minimum as possible for safety considerations (considering non-thermal effects). Some of the values obtained were consistent with some reported biological effects. We recommended the removal of some base-stations from sensitive areas like schools, kindergardens, hostels, hospitals, etc.