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Re: [RFI] Grow-light..

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Subject: Re: [RFI] Grow-light..
From: Gary <gary_mayfield@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:26:45 -0500
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Does the noise interfere with a broadcast AM radio? I have found people to be 
way more empathetic to that as opposed to ham radio.....
 
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:18:04 -0600
> From: w0mu@w0mu.com
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Grow-light..
> 
> If the lights are on a timer it could be the timer, not the lights.  Are 
> you convinced that the noise is in the home?
> 
> Without going back in the thread, since you probably don't need to worry 
> about a grow operation, how about approaching them nicely and talking to 
> them?  This noise could be causing other problems for them and they 
> could be happy to have some help.
> 
> The noise could also be some problem with their electrical system which 
> could be very dangerous?  Who knows.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Mike W0MU
> 
> On 3/28/2014 10:34 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> > On 28 Mar 2014 at 16:04, mstangelo@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >> Ken,
> >>
> >> Since you can see the lights does the RFI stop when they are turned off?
> >>
> >> Mike N2MS
> > No.
> >
> > Yesterday, I went up to the house, all the residents being at work, and
> > walked up to within 5 feet of the lights. They are 4 regular 4' long 
> > flourescent
> > tubes in a single fixture hanging over a long tray of various what look like
> > tomato seedlings.
> >
> > I took along a portable communications receiver which I had tuned to the
> > frequency in the 80 meter band where I find the peak of the noise. I 
> > listened
> > with the BFO both on and off and in AM. As I approached the lights, the
> > noise did not change nor become stronger nor weaker.
> >
> > Those lights are NOT the source of "my" noise.
> >
> > My next step is to drop back to less sophisticated equipment, one of Tom's
> > unshielded loops and the FT-890, and to go on a more thorough, more time
> > consuming hunt.
> >
> > So far, from the discussion on this forum, I am convinced that "my" noise is
> > definitely "grow-light" related, and what ever it is, it is very strong, 
> > and most
> > probably not immediately near by.
> >
> > I am getting both more frustrated, and even more ticked off by this
> > garbage...which appears to be getting slowly worse as time goes by.
> >
> > Again, thank you all for the very good advice and suggestions.
> >
> > vy 73,
> >
> > Ken W7EKB
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