[CQ-Contest] Mini-Spiral Flourescent Lights and Amateur Radio

[N7MAL]

Every light inside & outside my house is some form of fluorescent, either 
spiral or straight tube. There is a fluorescent tube on the bottom side of 
the shelf my rig is on lighting up my keyboard. I didn't see any increase in 
the noise floor while I was replacing the old bulbs. There is a small 
savings on the electric bill and the fluorescent bulbs do generate anywhere 
near the heat the old bulbs did.
73


MAL
N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul J. Piercey
  To: cq-contest at contesting.com
  Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:27
  Subject: [CQ-Contest] Mini-Spiral Flourescent Lights and Amateur Radio


  I have been using these bulbs for a few years now without much problem. 
Now
  that the trend is to ban the incandescent bulb in favour of these 
low-energy
  types, will there be an impact on radio in the future? I read the warning
  label on a box of bulb one day and it never gave me a warm fuzzy feeling
  inside.

  Has anyone had any issues with them RE: RFI to their receivers? I know 
that
  the older type did cause interference to one of our club stations. Made 
the
  receiver virtually unuseable. Are there any brands that are a problem 
moreso
  than others?

  Just thought I'd change the subject :)


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