Recording the extremely low frequency pulsations of wireless communication electromagnetic fields

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Authors: Dimitris J. Panagopoulos, Roman Litovsky, Kent A. Chamberlin
Cited by: 1
References: 32

Abstract

All digital Wireless Communication (WC) electromagnetic field (EMF)/radiation (EMR) signals (from mobile/“smart” phones and corresponding base antennas, cordless domestic phones, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) routers, “Bluetooth” wireless connection among electronic devices, etc.) are emitted discontinuously, in the form of on/off pulses repeated at various Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) rates. Yet, many scientists ignore/underestimate these ELF pulsations, and characterize all WC emissions simply as Radio Frequency (RF)/Microwave (MW) signals. Here, we provide recordings of ELF pulsations with respect to time, emitted by the most common WC devices, specifically Wi-Fi router, 4th and 5th Generation (4G, 5G) mobile phones. We used a broadband antenna, connected to an RF spectrum analyzer (SA), calibrated the SA at the signal’s carrier MW frequency and recorded the power of the final emitted RF/MW signal with respect to time. We recorded emissions at 10 ms, 100 ms, 1 s, and 2 s sweep times, capturing the pulses repeated at various ELF rates, clearly showing the ELF pulsing emissions from the WC devices. As in all real WC EMF signals emitted by commercially available devices and corresponding antennas, there is intense variability in the amplitude, shape, duration, and repetition frequency of the pulses. The present study, in combination with the Ion Forced Oscillation and Voltage-Gated Ion Channel (IFO-VGIC) mechanism of non-thermal EMF-bioeffects, imply that the non-thermal biological and health effects of WC EMFs are induced by the ELF pulsation, modulation and variability, and not by the standalone (non-modulated) RF carrier wave EMFs which can produce only heating.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects Wireless Body Area Networks Microbial Inactivation Methods

Publication details

Journal / source
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Pages
1–10
Publication date
19 April 2026
Language
EN