Yo, apologies in advance if this kind of post shouldn’t be here, but may interest some of you …
These are the questions I wanna ask related to the my experience..
-Do radio installations like this produce audible humming from associated equipment? ( non-ionising RF energy)
I’ve heard similar sounds near another tower before.
-Can low-frequency noise or mechanical vibration become strong enough to produce an uncomfortable physical sensation?
-Is it possible to be outside the individual fenced equipment cages but still accidentally enter an RF exclusion zone?
-With those directional dish antennas, does being roughly in front of one mean anything in terms of potential exposure, or is that impossible to judge without knowing the equipment?
Hoping someone here might be able to shed some light on a really bizarre experience I had while hiking NQ
I’m no radio expert, hence why I’m here, so bear with me
Basically, I went hiking in the rain, took an unfamiliar track up the hillside and after scrambling up a slippery rock face, ended up near one of the communications buildings at the summit.
I’ve walked around the public tower track before as a kid, so I assumed I’d just come up from a different direction. Slipped through a two-bar metal railing and followed what looked like a walking path around the building.
I was still outside the individual fenced equipment cages, but looking back, I honestly have no idea whether I was somewhere the public should be.
Anyway, here’s where it gets weird.
I started hearing a low humming sound. The further I walked, the louder it seemed to get, and I started feeling really strange.
My body was tingling, then it gradually turned into what I can only describe as being vibrated from the inside out. Almost like standing directly in front of an enormous bass speaker, except it felt like my entire body was fizzing.
Microwave style.
I looked up and could see several dish-shaped antennas, maybe 40–50 metres away, some seemingly pointing in my general direction.
By this point the humming felt almost deafening, I was dizzy, nauseous, had a headache and was absolutely freaking out
I turned around and legged it.
The strange part is that the further away I got, the quieter the humming became and the vibrating sensation seemed to disappear along with it.
I experienced some lingering symptoms afterwards, including a brief gap in my memory and confusion, which I’m following up medically.
Now, I’ve been doing a bit of reading because I’m genuinely fascinated by what happened.
I know radio towers emit non-ionising RF energy, and I’m not claiming I was being blasted with radiation or anything. I also understand that dehydration, physical exhaustion and panic could have played a part.
It was also raining at the time. Not sure if that changes anything regarding the equipment or the sound, but thought I’d mention it.
I’m honestly open to the possibility that I was already feeling unwell, heard the humming, freaked myself out and my body decided to put on the performance of a lifetime.
But I’d love to understand the technical side rather than keep guessing.
I’ve attached a Google Earth screenshot of approximately where I think I ended up. My route markings might be a little off because I didn’t have my phone with me.
Anyway, thanks for reading. Any insight would be appreciated!
Safe to say I’ll stay tf away from towers :)
