[RFI] Lighting grow cycle of Pot...

[Dave Cole (NK7Z)]

Hi,

I'll check that out, and thank you.  I will keep that as a backup plan 
in the event the person is non-cooperative.

I want to handle this in as friendly manor as possible, as opposed to 
threats.  But-- if the person stubborns up, that will change my 
approach.  I simply will not give up my hobby.

So far I have never had to request an FCC letter for a grower.  The 
problem here in Eugene has been the non growers!

One person sheet rocked in a power supply, (outlet and all), for one of 
those cheap halogen under counter lights for the new Bar he built.

He then claimed he could not fix the problem because he could not get to 
the wall wart.  That got a request sent to the FCC for a letter by me, 
and when the letter came to him, the problem got fixed.  It was giving 
me 40 over 9 RFI on 80, 40, and 30 Meters.

Fortunately the growers here are all pretty laid back here...  Hopefully 
this new one will be as well.  I do however like to have my ducks in a 
row first though, so thank you again for that tip.


73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net

On 02/22/2018 02:07 PM, Mike Kirkland wrote:
> You can likely get the city to shut the whole thing down as commercial 
> grow operations are generally not permitted in residential areas. Call 
> your City's local zoning department.
> 
> 
> On Feb 21, 2018 4:23 PM, "Dave Cole (NK7Z)" <dave at nk7z.net 
> <mailto:dave at nk7z.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks to all for the education on pot lighting!  :)
> 
>     I will be handing the grower the packet sometime this week...
> 
>     Hopefully the grower will proceed in the spirit of the handout,
>     which is friendly, firm, but not demanding.  If you are interested,
>     the full color handout in all it's beauty is located at:
> 
>     http://valleyradioclub.org/rfi.html
>     <http://valleyradioclub.org/rfi.html>
> 
>     at the bottom in the links section.  The ARRL has a fillable form of
>     the same text at:
> 
>     http://www.arrl.org/information-for-the-neighbors-of-hams
>     <http://www.arrl.org/information-for-the-neighbors-of-hams>
> 
>     but it is not as pretty as mine!  :)
> 
>     I am developing a handout that can be given to all the pot shops in
>     the area, in hopes they will pass to their growers explaining what
>     RFI is and why they want it gone...  I suspect once the growers
>     realize it takes about 10 minutes to locate them, they will want to
>     get on the band wagon for quietness...
> 
>     I need to get it developed, then have a lawyer review it for
>     liability issues, then redo it until the lawyer is happy...  Once
>     that is done, I will post it on line.
> 
>     73s and thanks,
>     Dave
>     NK7Z
>     https://www.nk7z.net
> 
>     On 02/21/2018 04:10 PM, Bob Riese wrote:
> 
>         shorter light time promotes budding
> 
>         Bob
> 
>         On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Tom Thompson
>         <w0ivj at tomthompson.com <mailto:w0ivj at tomthompson.com>
>         <mailto:w0ivj at tomthompson.com <mailto:w0ivj at tomthompson.com>>>
>         wrote:
> 
>              Dave,
> 
>               From what have observed, the lights are on continually for
>         about
>              two weeks and then a 12 hours on / 12  hours off until
>         harvest which
>              can take a number of months.  Depending on the setup, the
>         lights are
>              off for a week or so while a new crop is planted, and then
>         the cycle
>              repeats.  To get the latest, just google cannabis grow
>         cycle.  See:
>         https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/marijuana-plant-growth-stages <https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/marijuana-plant-growth-stages>
>             
>         <https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/marijuana-plant-growth-stages
>         <https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/marijuana-plant-growth-stages>>
> 
>              73,   Tom   W0IVJ
> 
>              On 2/21/2018 7:11 AM, Dave Cole (NK7Z) wrote:
> 
>                  Hello,
> 
>                  Can someone refresh my memory here...  I believe there is a
>                  cycle of light timing pot growers use on something like
>         a 12 or
>                  13 weeks period where they go from 18 hours of light to
>         12 hours
>                  of light...  Does someone know what this cycle is, and why?
> 
>                  I ask because my RFI has taken a turn for the worse, 12
>         weeks
>                  after it started...
> 
>                  Yesterday, it changed from a 12:45 AM start time and a
>         6:45 PM
>                  end time, to a 6:45 PM  to 12:45 PM the next day end
>         time.  This
>                  followed a few days of no RFI.  I suspect harvest time
>         is upon
>                  the grower causing RFI, and I want to avoid handing him his
>                  "Welcome" packet during harvest as there will probably
>         be lots
>                  of people there...
> 
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