[RFI] LED Bulbs

[CR]

Oh, I agree Dave.   Around 1986 or so I had a lot of power line noise on 
2 meters, which I tracked down to a power pole just outside the 
Haverhill, MA, airport control tower (about 2 miles away). That got 
fixed after I told the tower.

But sometimes they don't know or suspect interference.

Some years and states later, I heard police on a scanner saying they  
couldn't hear the dispatcher and mobiles (on their UHF repeater) from 
where they'd taken shelter from a holed up crazy who was taking potshots 
at them.   They were right next to a probably Part-15-legal remote telco 
cabinet.     They thought the problem was radios.

LED's that interfere even with VHF are a VERY good cause to complain, if 
only because any mass marketed device that generates RFI can cause a 
great deal of harm; RFI on ILS frequencies might be a wakeup call.  
Hopefully, before someone lands a airliner outside the airport!

Cortland
KA5S

On 2/12/2014 11:25 AM, David Robbins wrote:
> interfering with AM/FM/TV broadcast???  contact the station engineer and let them know, they hate that type of stuff!  interfering with police or fire frequencies?  contact dispatchers for those services and tell them, they'll usually get something done.  interfering with aircraft frequencies, contact control tower of nearest airport, those get FAST response!
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