[RFI] How do I know if LED bulbs are noisy?

[Kim Elmore]

Simply take note of the noise level with the lights off, then turn them on. If you can't detect a change, then how ever much noise they might make isn't detectable at your station.

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Mar 21, 2016, at 16:39, Eric Rosenberg <ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This may be a very naive question...
> 
> I just replaced 6 CFLs in the basement (within 15 of the shack) with GE LED bulbs.
> 
> I can't tell whether the environment has gotten any worse... the noise level in this old (80+ years) house surrounded by crumbling urban infrastructure.
> 
> Is there a distinctive sound I should listen for? I'll poke around while an HT, but what am I looking for?
> 
> I'm not ready to kill the power and go through the house for a one-by-one circuit audit.
> 
> Thanks & 73,
> Eric W3DQ
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