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Do handsets emit RF when they are not being used to transmit?

April 26, 2017emit handsets RF transmit Used

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Do handsets emit RF when they are not being used to transmit?

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Yes they do, but only for very short times, perhaps a few seconds during an entire 8 hour shift for occupational users. This is because the handsets maintain occasional brief contact with the nearest base station these contacts are called handshakes.