[RFI] cops zero in on noisy grow light ballasts

[Dave Cole]

The whole damn thing is just too murky for my tastes.  Here is what RFI
hunting does to an Amateur Radio Operator. 

RANT MODE ON

The Amateur Radio Operator is placed in the enforcer/locater position,
for something that is not his/her doing, and may, or may not be legal,
(depending on who you talk too), reporting their findings to an agency,
that probably does not have enough money to combat the problem in teh
first place, for which that same agency has explicit rules saying the
Amateur Radio Operator is being infringed upon.  Add to that, the fact
that the Amateur Radio Operator might get shot for his/her trouble,
depending on who's door is knocked on and you have an RFI hunting
experience.

RANT MODE OFF 

So just how many things are wrong with the above picture...

This is why I think the ARRL approach of taking the
vendors/manufactures to task for selling this sort of thing is one of
many ways to pursue the issue.  Get rid of the sources as early in the
food chain as possible...  

-- 
73's, and thanks,
Dave

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On Thu, 2016-02-11 at 09:04 -0500, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> There is one major problem people and hams forget. Pot growing is
> legal 
> in some states, but it is illegal by federal law in all states and 
> currently the feds are known for not honoring state laws where pot is
> grown.
> There have been a number of stories on on state news outlets.
> 
> 73
> 
> Roger (K8RI)
> 
> 
> On 2/3/2016 Wednesday 3:36 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
> > Hi Ed,
> > 
> > Having worked directly with a "legal" grower, his main concern was
> > exactly what you stated...  He was shocked myself and another ham
> > could
> > locate him so quickly...
> > 
> > Evidently there are people called "Rippers", who visit the grow
> > houses,
> > and as per this fellow, "beat hell out of you, and steal all the
> > pot."
> > 
> > This evidently happens a lot in legal states.  I get the impression
> > that the grower was more worried about the "Rippers" than law
> > enforcement.
> > 
> > I have learned a lot about pot growing as a result of RFI hunting.
> >   Strange world we live in...
> > 
> > I can only hope full legalization happens sooner than later, and
> > the
> > tobacco companies get in the business of growing.  That way, the
> > home
> > operations will slowly be reduced, and the big companies will be
> > easier
> > to regulate.
> > 
> > Oregon is implementing testing of the pot grown for recreational
> > use,
> > hopefully this will help reduce the number of home grows, the
> > testing
> > is not cheap, and the record keeping requirements are large.
> > 
> > I also see the DOJ is cracking down on the "special" states to
> > insure
> > adequate controls are in place...  Hopefully these sorts of rules
> > will
> > make it harder for the guy in his garage to legally grow...
> > 
> 
> 
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