[RFI] cops zero in on noisy grow light ballasts

Wed Feb 3 20:57:38 EST 2016

More and more there are Grow lamps in legal situations such as green 
houses, people wanting natural food, to survivalists.

When I lived on the farm, we could have gone a year without ever going 
into town and never be hungry. We had no grow lights, but no fresh, home 
grown vegetables in the winter either, but paraphrasing what Gary said, 
approach these matters with caution. There are more than pot growers who 
might not be pleased with unasked for attention.

73

Roger (K8RI)

On 2/3/2016 Wednesday 1:42 PM, Gary K9GS wrote:
> This whole thread on grow light RFI scares the hell out of me.
>
> If this is an illegal growing operation why would you want to confront 
> your neighbor with knowledge that you know about their illegal 
> activities?  Or what happens if you mention something to your neighbor 
> and the police happen to raid his house?  He is going to think that 
> you were the one that turned him in.  He or his partners could come 
> after you.
>
> I hope we never have to read about some poor ham getting shot by his 
> neighbor with an illegal growing operation.
>
>
>
> On 2/3/2016 12:00 PM, Tom Thompson wrote:
>> Ed,
>>
>> When I find a grow operation in my neighborhood that is causing RFI, 
>> I point out the fact that they are advertising their grow cycle. 
>> Mentioning this generally changes their demeanor, and makes them 
>> eager to place a filter on their ballast.
>>
>> Tom   W0IVJ
>>
>> On 2/3/2016 10:17 AM, Hare, Ed W1RFI wrote:
>>> Actually, the formal name of ARRL now is ARRL, with American Radio 
>>> Relay League still maintained, of course.
>>>
>>> Now, as to the noisy grow lights, in some areas, growers are 
>>> concerned that law enforcement may find them, but they are even more 
>>> concerned that people can use RF noise to identify that there is a 
>>> growing operation in a particular house.  With the 16hour on/off 
>>> cycles during the growing season and a switch to 12 hour cycles as 
>>> the crop is nearing harvest, they not only know what it is, but they 
>>> know when it is ready for harvest. That has gotten the attention of 
>>> growers even in states where it is legal to grow under state law.
>>>
>>> Ed Hare, W1RFI
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John 
>>> Brosnahan W0UN
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 7:47 PM
>>> To: Joe Wolfe; RFI at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [RFI] cops zero in on noisy grow light ballasts
>>>
>>> Joe,
>>>
>>> RE:    ARRL and National Association for Amateur Radio
>>>
>>> I understand your concern about confusion with the name, but I would 
>>> only question the capital letters, because the name American Radio 
>>> Relay League is a bit quaint.  When I was first license in 1959 it 
>>> did not seem to be all that relevant to the actual role of the 
>>> national organization, even though I even made BPL once.
>>> While traffic WAS relayed at the time, it was such a small 
>>> percentage of what hams do and needed in a national organization, 
>>> that the name seemed inadequate at best.  And certainly difficult to 
>>> explain to non-hams.
>>>
>>> In 2016 the name is even less relevant to what the role of the 
>>> national organization is now about.
>>> While I am a traditionalist in many senses of the word, I would not 
>>> be against the ARRL changing their name to better reflect what it is 
>>> they are and what they do.
>>>
>>> Just google "National Association for Amateur Radio" and you will 
>>> see it reference the ARRL and used to explain what the ARRL actually 
>>> is not only on social media but by the ARRL itself.
>>>
>>> 2 cents worth.
>>>
>>> 73  John W0UN
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/15/2016 8:27 PM, Joe Wolfe wrote:
>>>> Least the article could have done, is get their facts straight, I
>>>> mean, the author is supposed to be a law enforcement officer.
>>>>
>>>> "National Association for Amateur Radio"  Who the heck is that?  I
>>>> guess he means the ARRL.
>>>>
>>>> I know! I know!
>>>>
>>>> The gist of the story is the RFI we have been dealing with, is now
>>>> being used by the police to find illegal grows, which, once word gets
>>>> out, could be a big boon to us...HEH, the farms will shut down and in
>>>> the end, quiet radio returns to our communities!
>>>>
>>>> Joe - W7RKN
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rob
>>>> Atkinson
>>>> Subject: [RFI] cops zero in on noisy grow light ballasts
>>>>
>>>> Old story but only heard about it today:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/8224280-
>>>> How-co ps-are-catching-grow-ops-with-AM-radios
>>>>
>>>>
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>> -- 
>> 73,
>>
>> Gary K9GS
>>
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