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

[Clint Talmadge]

The color situation can be remedied by purchasing only those bulbs that list (brag about) their Color Temperature. I sell bulbs that are 6500K which is as close to natural as you can find in your local Lowe's or that other big-box store. You will have to look for them as they are the rarity, not the norm. I use them over my work bench where I do stained glass and need true color rendition to match colors in glass pieces. 

I have not been bothered by the slightly longer warm up time.

Clint - W5CPT - Electrical Dept Manager of Lowe's of Murray Kentucky (just so you know my biases)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Craig Cook 
  To: CQ Contest 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:50 PM
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Mini-Spiral Flourescent Lights and Amateur Radio


  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
  >   >   Computer Support Specialist
  >   >
  >   >   Assistant Director, Avalon - Radio Amateurs or Canada
  >   >   QSL Manager - VO1AA, VO1IMD, VO1BZM, VO1FLY, VO1IMD,
  >   > VO1MGY, VO1MZL,
  >   > VO1RAC,
  >   >   VO1S, VO1SAR, VO1SDX, VO1VIMY, VO500JC
  >   >
  >   >   vo1he at rac.ca
  >   >   http://home.thezone.net/~ppiercey
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