[RFI] Laser Christmas Lights

Gary K9GS garyk9gs at wi.rr.com
Fri Dec 4 15:54:34 EST 2015


    
I happened to be in a walmart today. They had a large display right by the checkout lanes. 


73Gary K9GS


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From: Gary Smith via RFI <rfi at contesting.com> 
Date: 12/04/2015  11:12 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: "Hare, Ed W1RFI" <w1rfi at arrl.org>, wa6fgi via RFI <rfi at contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: [RFI] Laser Christmas Lights 

Hi ED.

Hope the leads help,

Glad you are on top of the rampant sources of RFI that is coming out of 
China by the shipload.

Gary...wa6fgi

On 12/4/2015 7:18 AM, Hare, Ed W1RFI wrote:
> Thanks. I am going to take a trip there next week and buy one to test. I'd really like to know whether these meet the FCC limits or not.  Interference reports give me a good excuse to do that. :-)
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> From: RFI [rfi-bounces at contesting.com] on behalf of wa6fgi via RFI [rfi at contesting.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: [RFI] Laser Christmas Lights
>
> Discovered  that available at Target, toy r usGary...wa6fgi
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A-------- Original message --------From: wa6fgi via RFI <rfi at contesting.com> Date: 12/03/2015  3:47 PM  (GMT-08:00) To: "Hare, Ed  W1RFI" <w1rfi at arrl.org>, Kirb Nesbitt <k.nesbitt at shaw.ca>, Greg's <radiotrade at rogers.com>, rfi at contesting.com Subject: Re: [RFI] Laser Christmas Lights
> Look for brand name "star shower". My neighbor has two, is destroying the 10 meter band. Gary...wa6fgi
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A-------- Original message --------From: "Hare, Ed  W1RFI" <w1rfi at arrl.org> Date: 12/02/2015  8:28 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: Kirb Nesbitt <k.nesbitt at shaw.ca>, Greg's <radiotrade at rogers.com>, rfi at contesting.com Subject: Re: [RFI] Laser Christmas Lights
> I went to my local Lowes and didn't find one.   Does anyone have a model number?  Was it really at Lowes, or maybe some other store?
>
> Ed, W1RFI
>
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> From: RFI [rfi-bounces at contesting.com] on behalf of Kirb Nesbitt [k.nesbitt at shaw.ca]
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 12:55 AM
> To: Greg's; rfi at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Laser Christmas Lights
>
> Greg,
> suggest getting the product manufacturer and model no. of the device in
> question and submit this to IC. Request a response.
> We have them here on our street but fortunately a ways down the road
> from us (so far). Let us know what response you receive from IC.
>
> 73,
>
> Kirb,  VE6IV
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>
>
> On 15-11-22 06:44 PM, Greg's wrote:
>> Beware- like most electronic junk allowed to be sold today, the new "laser Christmas lights" that project various patterns on your neighbours decorated house, are RFI buzz machines.
>>
>> Mine (and the ones up and down the street) take care of killing most the HF spectrum and includes some nice AM BC Band swaths of frequencies as well.
>>
>> Mine and units were sold by Lowes , and have a plastic lens globe on the front of the fixture, which is pointed towards the desired surface to make a pretty pattern.
>>
>> The  "destructive" RFI range heard on my portable radio was + 40 feet.  Seems these lights are the new, popular effect this year and most folks may be surrounded by installations.
>>
>> Unfortunately,  my antennas are also all within a 25 foot separation of the neighbours, and the general increase in noise floor from the residential area won't make for a Merry Christmas.
>>
>> Greg
>> VE3FAX
>>
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