Go to 1000Bulbs and buy all the rough service bulbs that you need. Go to
http://www.txlampparts.net/ to purchase 3 way lamp cord switches that
will dim the bulb to half light. Use them on all lamps. bulbs last for 10
years so far and no noise.
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Don Kirk <wd8dsb@gmail.com> wrote:
> The only problems I have had with the 120 volt LED bulbs (that are
> dimmable) so far have not been with the bulbs, but rather with the dimmers
> (dimmers designed for LED bulbs). So far the two different dimmers from
> two different manufacturers that I have tried have both generated RFI (RFI
> worst when not at full output), and their RFI characteristics were not the
> same as each other (example : one was worst in the AM broadcast band, while
> the other one was worst on 160 meters, etc.).
>
> I have yet run into any 120 volt LED bulbs that have cause me interference
> (dimmable or not).
>
> Thankfully my trusty old Kenwood TS-180s noise blanker kills the RFI that
> my LED dimmer generates (makes the RFI disappear) when operating on 160
> meters.
>
> Don (wd8dsb)
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Dave Hachadorian <k6ll.dave@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've switched the whole house over to Wal-Mart's 60W dimmable bulbs. They
> > are quiet as far as I can tell, and they are $1.88 here, probably
> > subsidized by the local electric company. The 100W LED's are still a
> > little pricey here.
> >
> > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> > Yuma, AZ
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: David Robbins
> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:46 AM
> >
> > To: rfi@contesting.com
> > Subject: [RFI] led bulbs?
> >
> > Was there someone who made a list of quiet led bulbs?? I finally used
> the
> > last 100w incandescent I had stockpiled so I guess its time to start
> > switching over.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Robbins K1TTT
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> > telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
> >
> >
> >
> >
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