Theoretical Estimation of Power Density Levels around Mobile Telephone Base Stations

Abstract

The tremendous growth in the use of mobile telephones has resulted in an increasing number of the Global System for Communication (GSM) base stations being built in densely populated areas. Daily exposure to GSM electromagnetic fields has raised public concern of possible adverse health effects to people living in the vicinity of base station antennas. Radiofrequency and microwave radiation exposures from the antennas of rooftop mounted mobile telephone base stations have become a serious concern in recent years due to the rapidly evolving technologies in wireless telecommunication systems. Hundreds of mobile telephone base stations have been erected all over the country, most of which are mounted on rooftops. The calculation of the incident power density of the radiation flux is possible by knowing the antenna�s technical data from the constructor and by defining the position of the exposed person. In this a paper theoretical assessment of electric field strength and power density performed on locations tens of meters away from mobile phone base station antennas is presented.