[RFI] RFI Digest, Vol 199, Issue 3

[David Eckhardt]

Thanks, Gary.  I was not aware of the 8 kHz operation of the 'new'
electronic ballasts.  I still think its a stretch to place them under Part
18, but the FCC has ruled.  The electronic ballast people must have a
strong lobby.  I give up.

When we had this house designed and built out of the High Park Fire in 2012
where we lost everything, I'm glad I specifically specified absolutely no
LED's, no florescent lighting, no CFL lighting, and no (accessible)
SMPS's.  I won, but the new appliances are full of SMPS's not to mention a
few touch panels.   Over the five years we've been in this new house, I've
managed to tame 'most' of the nasty little gremlins for radio astronomy and
amateur radio.  BUT........, when I really want to dig into the noise for
radio astronomy, ALL PC's and laptops must be OFF.

Enough..........  Read my 'rant' on my QRZ page (WØLEV) regarding the
modern digital world and FCC (last paragraph of the QRZ page)..

On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 7:43 PM Gary Johnson <gwj at wb9jps.com> wrote:

>  From the FCC site   https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/rfdevice
> ------------
> INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (Part 18)
>
> When electronic-electrical products are used for providing RF energy for
> other than telecommunications applications, such as for the production
> of physical, biological, or chemical effects, such as heating,
> ionization of gases, mechanical vibrations, and acceleration of charged
> particles, these devices fall under the FCC rules 47 CFR Part 18.
>
> Examples include: fluorescent lighting, halogen ballasts, arc welders,
> microwave ovens, and medical diathermy machines.
> -------------
> And it *is* RF because the newer switching ballasts ionize the gas above
> 8 kHz, not 60 Hz. And they are absolutely hideous RFI generators...
>
> Dying a slow death from RFI,
> Gary NA6O
>
>  >
>  > Part 18 exclusively addresses ISM equipment: Industrial, Scientific, and
>  > Medical.  As far as lighting is concerned, Part 18 specifically
> addresses
>  > ONLY "*RF* LIGHTING" which is the only lighting option present in
> Part 18.
>  > Certainly a florescent tube excited to emit light on 60-Hz is NOT "*RF*
>  > LIGHTING".  I fail to comprehend how and why a florescent ballast would
>  > come under Part 18.  Florescent lighting is not "*RF* LIGHTING".
> Possibly
>  > a florescent tube excited to emit light by a Tesla Coil or a close-by AM
>  > broadcast tower (KOB AM in the North Valley of Albuquerque) would/might
>  > come under Part 18, but not standard home florescent lighting.
>  >
>  > Dave - W?LEV
>  >
>
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