Paul,
I recently found 2 "noisy" lights...
Found them visually first, verified the interference with the AM car radio and
finally matched the off/ on cycle timing with a stop watch.
Both have been repaired and the interference is gone.
Doug - K1ZO
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On Nov 24, 2013, at 6:16 AM, N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com> wrote:
> I'm wondering about noisy street lights - specifically the pattern where
> noise is present for a couple of minutes, then goes away for a similar period
> of time. It has been said the noise is due to the light trying to restart
> after going out. Is it a reasonably safe bet that any street light making
> this on/off RFI will be visibly going out and restarting?
>
> I'm wondering if I really need to drag all the RFI tools out with me on a
> street light hunt. If the light is visibly going off/on I should be able to
> find it visibly and confirm it's the one by listening to audio from my home
> receiver via some wireless link, correlating to cycles of the light. No? Just
> wondering here.
>
> 73, Paul
>
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