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Re: [RFI] How do I know if LED bulbs are noisy?

To: Eric Rosenberg <ericrosenberg.dc@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] How do I know if LED bulbs are noisy?
From: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:02:59 -0500
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Simply take note of the noise level with the lights off, then turn them on. If 
you can't detect a change, then how ever much noise they might make isn't 
detectable at your station.

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the 
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Mar 21, 2016, at 16:39, Eric Rosenberg <ericrosenberg.dc@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This may be a very naive question...
> 
> I just replaced 6 CFLs in the basement (within 15 of the shack) with GE LED 
> bulbs.
> 
> I can't tell whether the environment has gotten any worse... the noise level 
> in this old (80+ years) house surrounded by crumbling urban infrastructure.
> 
> Is there a distinctive sound I should listen for? I'll poke around while an 
> HT, but what am I looking for?
> 
> I'm not ready to kill the power and go through the house for a one-by-one 
> circuit audit.
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> Eric W3DQ
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