Joe, I have two CFL's here in the shack in addition to some others
around the house and they are quiet.
Another thought was if you might have a neighbor close by with a
plasma TV, older one, that might start watching in the morning.
73
Dale, k9vuj
On 08, Mar 2010, at 17:37, Joe wrote:
> I want to thank everyone for the great suggestions.....
>
> I will try and address several responses:
>
> On this response: There are no street lamps within a mile of my
> house. And
> the ones there are, are not Mercury Arc...they are the new LED based
> lamps.
>
> I had thought about street lamps, but the on-off cycle of street lamps
> doesn't match the noise on/off cycle.
>
> Dale, k9vuj, suggested HV transmission lines. They ARE noisy, but
> not this
> far away. I checked the milage this afternoon and they are 2 miles
> away, as
> the crow flies.
>
> I am going to try the AM up and down the noisy bands and see what
> gives....In the mornings, the 'pots and pans' on 40 would make the
> AM test
> invalid, as that is all one hears here on the left coast of the
> country...perhaps at 3 in the morning when the Chinese and Japanese
> broadcasts are at a minimum, I would have some success.
>
> Someone mentioned the sun......gotta think that one through or have
> someone
> explain to me the effect the sun has on 'background white noise'. My
> thinking is that if the noise *was* atmospheric, then ALL the hams
> in my
> neck of the woods would be bellyaching. They are not.
>
> I have my work cut out...and really appreciate all the suggestions!
>
> (I have wondered if someone near me converted all their house lights
> to
> CFL's and THAT could be the source of my annoyance....the times of
> of day
> sorta rule that one out, logically. I have also considered these
> 'invisible
> fences' people are installing around here.)
>
> I will keep everyone updated if everyone continues to feed me things
> to
> check out!
>
> Joe Wolfe
> WA6RKN
> Reno, Nevada
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: M. Macliammoir
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Another Plea For Help
>
> Does the rise in noise level start to increase as the lights go
> off? Around
> here they turn off slowly, perhaps done by a local pole-mounted UV
> or
> other light-sensitive switch. If so, perhaps there is a faulty
> switch not
> to far from you which is radiating, not shielded, or shield not
> grounded
> properly?
>
> "Mercury vapor street lights are off when the noise level
> starts to climb in the late morning."
>
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