{
  "id": "meters:broadband-rf-meter",
  "collection": "meters",
  "slug": "broadband-rf-meter",
  "name": "Broadband RF power-density meter",
  "summary": "The general-purpose instrument for Wi-Fi, cellular, 5G, smart meters and cordless phones: reports total power density across a wide band in µW/m² or mW/m², with peak-hold and average modes.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
  "data": {
    "aliases": [
      "RF meter",
      "microwave meter",
      "high frequency meter"
    ],
    "measures": [
      "power-density",
      "electric-field-strength"
    ],
    "bandCovered": {
      "minHz": 200000000,
      "maxHz": 8000000000,
      "label": "roughly 200 MHz – 8 GHz for consumer units"
    },
    "axes": "single",
    "priceBandUsd": [
      150,
      500
    ],
    "detects": [
      "Cellular downlink and uplink in the covered bands",
      "Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz",
      "Smart-meter and other 900 MHz ISM bursts",
      "DECT cordless phone beacons"
    ],
    "cannotDetect": [
      "Power-frequency magnetic and electric fields — a different instrument entirely",
      "Signals below the meter's lower frequency limit, which excludes FM broadcast on most consumer units",
      "6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E/7 and mmWave 5G on units that stop at 6 GHz or 8 GHz",
      "Which service a reading came from — broadband meters give a total, not a spectrum"
    ],
    "buyingCriteria": [
      "Peak-hold as well as average mode: pulsed sources read many times higher on peak",
      "Stated frequency range that actually covers your bands of interest, including 6 GHz if you have Wi-Fi 6E or 7",
      "Readout in µW/m² or mW/m² rather than an unlabelled 0–100 scale or a colour LED",
      "An external or clearly specified antenna, isotropic or with a documented pattern",
      "A published calibration statement"
    ],
    "exampleModels": [
      "Safe and Sound Pro II",
      "Cornet ED88TPlus5",
      "Acoustimeter AM-11",
      "Gigahertz Solutions HFE59B",
      "Latnex AF-5000"
    ],
    "related": [
      "protocols:rf-room-survey",
      "quantities:power-density"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "sbm-2024",
      "title": "Building Biology Evaluation Guidelines for Sleeping Areas (SBM-2024)",
      "publisher": "Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN)",
      "url": "https://buildingbiology.com/site/downloads/SBM-2024_EVALUATION_GUIDELINES_EN.pdf",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "ngo",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "fcc-1310",
      "title": "47 CFR § 1.1310 — Radiofrequency radiation exposure limits",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office (eCFR)",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-1.1310",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "https://emfbase.com/api/meters/broadband-rf-meter",
    "html": "https://emfbase.com/meters/broadband-rf-meter",
    "markdown": "https://emfbase.com/meters/broadband-rf-meter.md",
    "collection": "https://emfbase.com/api/meters"
  }
}