Hi,

I recently came accross this scenario and wondered if any one had any
thoughts on this subject

Could a sattellite phone cause damage in a server room?

Thanks

xewill0155 wrote:
Could a sattellite phone cause damage in a server room?

Most servers and networking equipment have been tested for EMI at RF
levels far stronger than a satellite phone, so I doubt that damage would
be an issue. Of course the phone wouldn't work inside the room...but
that is a different issue.

We had a SAN that lost its array config after a change was being
written to its memory. we later found out that 5 meters away someone
was turning a sat phone off and on trying to get a signal ..

We have no explanation for the failure of the SAN at this time.
Does anyone one know what the issue with Phones in hospitals/ aricraft
is ?

xewill0155 wrote:
Does anyone one know what the issue with Phones in hospitals/ aricraft
is ?

The issue with hospitals is that there is a possibility that some of the
equipment may not have been adequately hardened (or tested) for use in
an RF-rich environment. With aircraft there is always the possibility
of interference with navigation or communications receivers. However,
in my experience the avionics-grade communications equipment aboard
modern airliners isn't subject to interference from properly operating
FCC-type accepted hand held transmitters.

In article , "Travis Jordan" wrote:
xewill0155 wrote:
Does anyone one know what the issue with Phones in hospitals/ aricraft
is ?

The issue with hospitals is that there is a possibility that some of the
equipment may not have been adequately hardened (or tested) for use in
an RF-rich environment. With aircraft there is always the possibility
of interference with navigation or communications receivers. However,
in my experience the avionics-grade communications equipment aboard
modern airliners isn't subject to interference from properly operating
FCC-type accepted hand held transmitters.

Planes also fly well if properly opperating.

How about also, the sparks from RF devices across
items in the vicinity.

greg

I was a Main frame computer OP back in the late 70's thru the 90's. IBM and
STK all advised against using any RF in the area of disk drives... I almost
got fired one night because I brought in an RC car and was running it around
the computer room!!!

Bob in phx
"GregS" wrote in message
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In article , "Travis Jordan"
wrote:
xewill0155 wrote:
Does anyone one know what the issue with Phones in hospitals/ aricraft
is ?

The issue with hospitals is that there is a possibility that some of the
equipment may not have been adequately hardened (or tested) for use in
an RF-rich environment. With aircraft there is always the possibility
of interference with navigation or communications receivers. However,
in my experience the avionics-grade communications equipment aboard
modern airliners isn't subject to interference from properly operating
FCC-type accepted hand held transmitters.

Planes also fly well if properly opperating.

How about also, the sparks from RF devices across
items in the vicinity.

greg