[RFI] Another possible problem?

[Gary]

My REA replaced my "safety" yard light with an LED unit. Whiter, brighter, no noise. The vapor light made lots of noise on start up. This one does not.
 
73 and Good Luck.
Joe kk0sd
 
> From: kgordon2006 at frontier.com
> To: rfi at contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 08:15:08 -0700
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Another possible problem?
> 
> So....I read in this morning's local rag that Pullman, Washington, 7 miles 
> west of here, is part of a pilot program to have 150 of its street lights 
> replaced with a "new prototype LED"  unit, and is one of a few such cities in 
> Washington state in which this is going to be done.
> 
> On the basis of a photo in the local rag, the number 59 is prominently 
> displayed on the light.
> 
> The "local" power company, Avista Corp, is footing much of the bill, $250K, 
> although the state of Washington is apparently also going to be involved.
> 
> Supposedly, these new lights use 45% of the energy of the old sodium-vapor 
> lamps, last 15 years, or three times as long, and output a whiter, brighter 
> light.
> 
> Might anyone here know whether or not these things have been tested for 
> RFI output, and what was the result?
> 
> Suspicious minds need to know...and pretty soon too...
> 
> Perhaps I should have said, "EXTREMELY suspicious minds..." :-(
> 
> We, here in Moscow, Idaho, are still fighting the 10 to 20DB over S-9 noise 
> level I mentioned a few months ago. Not much progress yet.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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