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Re: [RFI] SOLAR INSTALLATION PROS/CONS

To: Frank <kibbish@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] SOLAR INSTALLATION PROS/CONS
From: Mark Schoonover via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Mark Schoonover <mark@ka6wke.net>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 15:04:29 -0700
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The micro inverters I used were also from Enphase. 8KW system w/32 panels.
Totally quiet.

I wonder if solar RFI is related to single inverter systems? I don't have
any direct experience with them and don't have access to one to test.

73! Mark KA6WKE

Website: https://www.ka6wke.net

On Sun, May 23, 2021, 15:01 Frank <kibbish@gmail.com> wrote:

> My personal experience is that you will have no RFI problems with a solar
> system that uses individual microinverters at each panel so long as you use
> microinverters from Enphase.  I have 22 panels (320W each) on my roof, and
> some of them sit less than 30 feet below my 6-band hex beam.  I have
> absolutely no RFI from them on any band.  I've spoken to several other hams
> that also have Enphase microinverters on their home solar systems, and also
> have no RFI problems.
>
> One thing that definitely helps in designing the system is having a solar
> installer that is willing to work with you to ensure the system is RFI
> free.  The solar installation company that I selected knew nothing about
> potential RFI issues when I first contacted them, but they looked at my
> concern as an opportunity for them to learn.  They were happy to put me in
> touch not only with their internal systems engineer but also one of their
> non-ham customers.  That customer let me bring my KX3 and a portable
> antenna to their home and do a considerable amount of RFI sniffing on
> multiple bands to ensure that their system (which was similar to what I was
> planning to install) would not generate RFI.
>
> 73,
>  Frank N6OI
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 2:37 PM <rfi-request@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 12:32:51 -0700
> > From: "Robert T. Devine" <rtdevine@comcast.net>
> > To: <rfi@contesting.com>
> > Subject: [RFI] SOLAR INSTALLATION PROS/CONS
> > Message-ID: <02c501d7500a$6d66aee0$48340ca0$@comcast.net>
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> > Looking for information from those that have experienced Solar
> > Installations
> >
> > Pro's and con's appreciated
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Robert T. Devine, KC6AWX
> > Manager, ARRL 6th District Incoming QSL Bureau
> >
> >
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