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

[Craig Cook]

I had them in every fixture here. I found them to be very quiet on the HF
bands.
What I didn't care for was the fact that they are slow to warm-up (brighten)
and
give off an eerie greenish cruddy light. I went back to all incandescents,
other
than outdoor fixtures. I doubt that incandescents will be "banned" anytime
soon.
-- 
-- 
73, Craig Cook - N7OR in Sandy, OR
============================
"...then that's a shame on you."


On 6/27/07, N7MAL <N7MAL at citlink.net> wrote:
>
> 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 :)
>   >
>   >
>   >   =====================
>   >   Paul J. Piercey  VO1HE/VO2HE
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>   >
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