Cardiac Pacemakers
and RF Exposure Safety
An ARRL web page about cardiac pacemakers (www.arrl.org/pacemaker) includes links to references on the susceptibility of cardiac pacemakers to electromagnetic fields. ARRL membership is not required for access to the page. The introduction emphasizes that “there is no substitute for getting expert opinion from your doctor and manufacturer of your durable medical equipment.”
Information from the Medtronic company gives specific recommendations about safety distances for Medtronic pacemakers and the dependence on transmitter power:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Pacemaker/SSL_Radio_Frequency_Transmission.pdf
An assessment of the iPhone 12 MagSafe technology and implantable cardiac devices:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35076120/
RF Exposure Safety Index
HamRadioAndVision Site Index
Author Information
Peter DeNeef, AE7PD, is an Extra Class amateur radio operator in the U.S.A. This website has no ads or conflicts of interest.
Email: HamRadioAndVision@gmail.com