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

[N7MAL]

Paul I have 126 watt, bright white,  spirals that are in the same outside 
enclosures where I had regular bulbs. They are on for approx 10 hours 
everyday. I live in the most horrendous conditions in the USA, it is 115 
degrees outside, and I have had those bulbs for 6 month, they show no sign 
of wear-n-tear. Neither bulb is exposed rain.
73


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

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul J. Piercey
  To: 'N7MAL'
  Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 21:41
  Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Mini-Spiral Flourescent Lights and Amateur Radio


  Do you have special ones for outside? According to the warnings they 
aren't
  supposed to be used if they are exposed to the elements and they cannot be
  used in enclosed fixtures. Until they solve that issue, I think they may 
be
  premature in this rush to ban and change.


  73 -- Paul VO1HE

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
  > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of N7MAL
  > Sent: June 27, 2007 15:20
  > To: vo1he at rac.ca; cq-contest at contesting.com
  > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Mini-Spiral Flourescent Lights and
  > Amateur Radio
  >
  > 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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  >
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