Electromagnetic waves at home: what can be measured
The waves around you can be understood: what emits them, what measurements near antennas show, and the WHO’s position on hypersensitivity.
- Antennas
- Measurements
- Hypersensitivity
Electromagnetic waves at a glance
Know rather than assume: public measurements tell you what surrounds you, and a suffering that is felt deserves to be heard.
- Guidelines read on
- October 20, 2026
- In your home
- My home in 6 questions
Electromagnetic waves
What surrounds you
A cell tower on a neighboring roof, a router, a phone, a smart meter: radio waves are everywhere and cannot be seen, and worry often arises from a new installation near home. Start by listing what is really there: the devices in your home are often the closest sources, and a nearby mast belongs to a network operator who can answer questions about it.
Measurements near antennas
In the United Kingdom, the UK Health Security Agency advises applying the international ICNIRP guidelines; many measurements made in publicly accessible places near base stations have consistently been well within them. Close to the most powerful antennas, operators keep the public out of the small zones where the guidelines could be exceeded.
UKHSA advises applying the ICNIRP guidelines; many measurements made in publicly accessible places near base stations have consistently been well within them.
UK Health Security Agency, GOV.UK : Mobile phone base stations: radio waves and health
What the WHO says
Some people say they are hypersensitive to waves and suffer from it every day. The World Health Organization writes that their symptoms are certainly real and can be disabling, but that there is no scientific basis to link them to exposure to electromagnetic fields; care should focus on the symptoms. The “Who to consult” card, above, says who to turn to.
The symptoms are certainly real and can be disabling; there are no clear diagnostic criteria and no scientific basis to link them to exposure to electromagnetic fields; care should focus on the symptoms.
World Health Organization : Electromagnetic hypersensitivity
Who to consultA doctor if you feel unwell; your network operator for questions about a nearby mast.
Official pointers, not a diagnosis: for any risk, the named authority is the reference.
Electromagnetic waves: your questions
How can I tell if there is a cell tower near me?
Look around and ask: a mast belongs to a network operator, who can tell you what it is. In the United Kingdom, UKHSA reports that measurements near base stations have consistently been well within the international guidelines.
Can I have waves measured at home?
Some countries run public measurement programs; this site has checked such a program only in France. In the United Kingdom, the measurements published near base stations have consistently been well within the guidelines. If waves worry you, ask the network operator first.
Is electrosensitivity recognized?
The suffering is: the WHO writes that the symptoms are certainly real and can be disabling. The link with waves is not: there are no clear diagnostic criteria and no scientific basis to link the symptoms to exposure. The WHO advises that care focus on the symptoms.
Do power lines give off radio waves?
No: power lines produce low-frequency fields, not radio waves. The measurements near base stations cited on this page concern the radio waves of antennas only.
Official guidelines read on the original pages on October 20, 2026, reread at each quarterly review.
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And in your home, what should you check?
Waves are one of the six questions about your home; the other five concern radon, electricity, and air.
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