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Re: [RFI] Grow Lights

To: David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Grow Lights
From: James Jordan <k4qpl2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 18:53:03 -0500
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LOL! That’s certainly one good way of dealing with it. Maybe an unmarked van 
with antennas parked across the street might also encourage some circuit 
breakers to get pulled!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 7, 2020, at 6:40 PM, David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I've done one growlight location, not for myself, but a friend who was 
> experiencing severe RFI from somewhere in his close neighborhood.  We went 
> around the neighborhood with some very intimidating-looking antennas, 
> electronics, and laptops.  The interference ceased after about 30-minutes of 
> 'being obvious' on the hunt for the problem location.  We suspect whomever 
> was conducting the operation saw us and got scared.  It's never come on 
> again, even after 5 months.  Take all the geeky equipment you can, even if it 
> doesn't work anymore, lots of antennas, even a few things that go 'click' or 
> squeal.
> 
> Dave - WØLEV   
> 
>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:22 PM James Jordan <k4qpl2@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Can’t offer specific help, but I would certainly be cautious about knocking 
>> on doors where you suspect powerful grow lights. They just might not be 
>> trying to get beautiful blossoms on their roses 😉. 
>> Good luck. 73,
>> Jim K4QPL 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> > On Jan 7, 2020, at 1:25 PM, Karin Johnson <karinann@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Hello Group:
>> > I would be interested in emailing/speaking with anyone on the this list
>> > directly, who has had some personal experience with Grow Light RFI.
>> > Rather than take up bandwidth on this list.  I have a specific Spectrum
>> > and signal grouping that could be grow lights but am unable to positively
>> > nail it down to a specific home.  Rather there appears conflicting 
>> > direction
>> > finding bearings when I get close to the source.  I am using NationalRF
>> > loops For 3 to 8 MHz. Besides that I am reluctant to go knocking on peoples
>> > doors right now.  From what I have seen on the NK7Z screen shots they 
>> > don't exactly correlate to grow lights.  I can supply audio and spectral
>> > plots to enable a discussion.  Just to close this missive, the time
>> > for ON/OFF seems to correspond to a high powered grow light.
>> > 
>> > Regards,
>> > Karin Anne Johnson  K3UU
>> > Palm Harbor, FL
>> > 
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