So....I read in this morning's local rag that Pullman, Washington, 7 miles
west of here, is part of a pilot program to have 150 of its street lights
replaced with a "new prototype LED" unit, and is one of a few such cities in
Washington state in which this is going to be done.
On the basis of a photo in the local rag, the number 59 is prominently
displayed on the light.
The "local" power company, Avista Corp, is footing much of the bill, $250K,
although the state of Washington is apparently also going to be involved.
Supposedly, these new lights use 45% of the energy of the old sodium-vapor
lamps, last 15 years, or three times as long, and output a whiter, brighter
light.
Might anyone here know whether or not these things have been tested for
RFI output, and what was the result?
Suspicious minds need to know...and pretty soon too...
Perhaps I should have said, "EXTREMELY suspicious minds..." :-(
We, here in Moscow, Idaho, are still fighting the 10 to 20DB over S-9 noise
level I mentioned a few months ago. Not much progress yet.
Ken W7EKB
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