Microwave Weapons Are Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers
RF&#x2F;Microwave EE here.  I actually tried this on myself several years ago with no effect.  Specifically 20W at C-band into a 10 dBi standard gain horn a few feet away, pulse mod to 1 kHz.  That was still not near enough power density.<p>While it’s plausible, it would take a big effort to affect this many people.  The peak power densities, as described in the paper, would be tens of W&#x2F;cm^2; e.g. radar transmitters and big antennas.<p>To direct this power, you’d have to track someone with a high gain antenna, and once you are non line of sight, it would attenuate greatly.  That, or you’d have to place covert equipment in close proximity, in many locations.<p>It would also be very easy to detect with basic test equipment, as the desired peak power levels are huge.<p>Maybe there could be some organ resonance effect with mmWaves, such as bones in the ear, but that is sketchy too.<p>Here is the link from the article:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;braincontrolhedge.files.wordpress.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;auditory-system-response-to-radio-frequency-energy-technical-note.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;braincontrolhedge.files.wordpress.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;audito...</a>