How to Read a EMF Meter

Getting Started

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  Press the On/Off switch or button to turn the EMF meter on.

• 2

  Set the sensitivity to the most sensitive setting.

• 3

  Hold the EMF meter vertically upwards in your hand, ensuring that your hand does not block the top third of the meter, and then move the meter into the area where you expect to find an electromagnetic field. The sensor is in the top-front of the meter.
  The EMF meter measures the vertical electrical field component of the RF wave and converts that number to a power density on the display. If your hand is in the way, you will receive reduced readings. This is most common when you are working with the higher frequencies. When you place the EMF meter in an electromagnetic field, the meter deflects proportionately.

Reading the Results

• 4

  Write down the reading that you see on the dial or needle.

• 5

  Move the meter 1 inch further away from your body and write down the new reading that you see on the dial or needle. Your body and other objects reflect radio waves, so as you vary the distance of the EMF meter from yourself and from other objects, you will see slightly different readings.

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  Continue moving the meter 1 inch to the left, right and further away from your body.

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  If you see that the readings vary from higher to lower to higher every inch or so, determine the average of the readings and use that as your final result.