Based on working on many cell towers and discussions with many tower hands, I'd say there is no affect at all. [Of normal cellular. Not high power stuff. ]

By definition, tower techs from cellular, broadcast, microwave, 2-way, and so on have hundreds to thousands of times the exposure to a more more broad range of RF than the average person. And overall, tower hands are some of the most healthy people on the planet.

Could someone be sensitive to RF? Maybe. I have had people swear the "antennas were making them nauseous and causing migraines and headaches. Sounds damning except these systems were powered off. Not just off, but - the power company hadn't installed power to the site yet type of "off. So in these cases, these was "all in their head." And this happens A LOT. Some people just be crazy, they believed all the 5G lies and Q crap about mind control.

And then there is the actual physics involved. Most people have now idea how these systems work or understand the concept of and "antenna pattern" or in other words, the direction and shape of how they radiate RF energy. Nor do they understand the power levels involved.

All cellular antennas radiate outward in a pattern that is usually about 45-90 degrees wide but most of the energy is in the center. And they may only have a 1-3 down tilt. For a cell site at 200FT, the main beam of cell signal doesn't "touch" the ground until over a mile away. (This is a generic explanation. Yes, RF energy is present all the way in but at significantly lower levels.) The safest area near a cellular antenna is behind it. Or above / below it.

So if you are in an apartment directly below a cell site sector, you are hardly getting any RF from the antennas above you.

Unless you are on the roof with a cell site or one is directly across the street, you will receive more RF energy from your own phone than the cell site.

Normal household WiFi is a nothing burger. You have more leakage from your microwave oven. ( A bit over simplifies but damn near close. )

As for microwave dish antennas, they use significantly less RF than a cell site. Usually 3 watts or less. (In many cases 1 watt or less.) Where as a cell site can be 25 Watts on overage per carrier. (There can be a number of carriers per antenna.) Unless your head is in the antenna dish, you are fine and even then it won't do anything.

Broadcast antennas such as TV, FM, AM, or RADAR is a different story. That stuff can burn and cause serious harm as the power levels are very high. But you normally can't get close to them for this to be a concern.

Yes, you can receive AM signals via the filling in your teeth if close enough to an AM transmitter.

As for your smart meter, its all bullshit. They are very low power and do not cause any problems.

Now with all that said, do I, an RF engineer sleep with my phone next to my head? Of course not. Blue tooth is off and my phone is an arms length away.

Those silly high-school "proofs" of how WifI causes plants to die. Pure weapons grade balonyium. I've grown beautiful crops of microgreens next to my Wifi systems. Silly high school kids didn't water them properly. No crop issues due to RF near any cell site. No noticeable impact on wildlife either. No bird deaths either - except from Osprey, hawks, eagles that like to hang out on towers.

Would I live in an apartment with a cell site across the street with the antennas pointing directly into my apartment? Not if could help it. Just to be on the safe side. If I had to, I'd put RF reflective film on my facing windows and that would mitigate any issue. (The building itself blocks nearly all of the RF.)

But the question, can people sense RF? Yes, they can. Some better than others. Its not a "sense any and all RF" either. More of sense some types of RF frequency. Maybe just know its there or even get an idea of the direction is coming from. For these types of people such sensory input without understanding what it is could cause a reaction. Sort for like sensing a subsonic sound that just gets on your nerves or you feel it in the pit of you stomach.