phone mast near flat

tiger135

should i be concerned by the mast in the background if i bought one of these flats?

mi-key

Apart from visually, why would you be concerned? 

tiger135

i dont mind visually just wondered if there was any health risk from the close proximity to it, it obviously transmits and receives signals over a long distance?

Sunsaru

Nothing a tin foil hat wouldn't fix.

If you're worried about 5g, don't. It's a myth.

silvercar

Wow, I’ve never seen a mast like that.

Two factors, the actual risk and the perceived risk. No doubt google will find the actual risk, though it will vary between no risk and frying your brain.

 Then there is the perceived risk, where future buyers could worry about it putting off their buyers and therefore they are put off themselves.

user1977

silvercar said:

Wow, I’ve never seen a mast like that.

Two factors, the actual risk and the perceived risk. No doubt google will find the actual risk, though it will vary between no risk and frying your brain.

 Then there is the perceived risk, where future buyers could worry about it putting off their buyers and therefore they are put off themselves.

I think the main issue is how ugly it looks. Obviously most of us live relatively close to masts (often not visible - I've got some next door to me, hidden inside a church belfry).

ReadingTim

tiger135 said:

i dont mind visually just wondered if there was any health risk from the close proximity to it, it obviously transmits and receives signals over a long distance?

Unlike, say, the mobile phone you hold to your head, carry around in your pocket and is generally attached to you 24/7....?!?  

baser999

Aesthetically I’d not want to live at the far end of the terrace, not the most pleasant looking mast

YoungBlueEyes

For me it would depend which flat. I'd not want to live on the end of the block and be looking at that thing from every window, but maybe further back from it would be alright....

Also I'd want it a wee bit cheaper than comparable flats because that mast is one big ugly beggar!

Section62

ReadingTim said:

tiger135 said:

i dont mind visually just wondered if there was any health risk from the close proximity to it, it obviously transmits and receives signals over a long distance?

Unlike, say, the mobile phone you hold to your head, carry around in your pocket and is generally attached to you 24/7....?!?  

That comment would appear to presume it is a mobile phone mast.

Whilst the mast may have mobile telephony antennas on it, the construction isn't typical of mobile phone masts - it looks as though it has been designed as a more rigid (stable) structure of the type required for microwave transmission etc.

In other words, the OP could be correct that the mast is used for transmission over a long[er] distance than might be typical for a mobile phone to the nearest base station, with the possibility that the transmission power (and frequency) could differ significantly from the "mobile phone you hold to your head, carry around in your pocket and is generally attached to you 24/7".

People are being very quick to dismiss the OP's concerns, but none so far appear to be speaking from a position of knowledge about what this specific mast is being used for.  Without that knowledge, none of us should be quite so dismissive. Equally, none of us can comment on what risk there may be.

The OP, if concerned, should find out who the owner/operator of the mast is. Or alternatively, check for planning consents for the mast, which may give further information about the type(s) of transmission system in use.

[Deleted User]

Do you have any better pictures of the mast? It's hard to see what is on it.

As Section62 says, it could be a microwave link. Basically a link to another mast somewhere, over a narrow focus microwave beam. The risk is probably minimal, but always worth checking.

Another issue could be interference. Being so close to the mast, some frequencies are probably saturated. Sometimes being right next to the mast can make for poor mobile reception too.