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by exikyut 3232 days ago
I've actually wanted to do this for a very long time, and have been keeping an eye out for anybody with access to an RF chamber.

I know that FCC testing requires both measurement and exposure, so there are many facilities that both sense and generate EM/RF fields. These facilities would quite possibly have access to the kind of things made by eg https://www.gauss-instruments.com/en/, and could produce some really interesting results.

The reason why I've wanted to use pro lab equipment to test this is because I'd be able to hold up the results as scientific proof. That would be awesome, both because it would validate the condition (which is recognized in Germany but not the rest of the world), and also because many of the people who have this are pathologically affected, and seem like they're bonkers as a result. Between '08-12 I was ridiculously paranoid, for example I refused to go to the local shopping center just because I could see cell towers nearby. Unfortunately the most vocal sufferers of this issue are going to have that level of paranoia. Now that I can be a bit more reasonable (because I don't feel like I'm dying :P) that makes it a bit more constructive.

And yeah, I am very curious whether it's the electrical or magnetic field that does more damage.