[RFI] RFI Solved After 2 Years

[Frank O'Donnell]

Frank,

In my case I believe these all (five dimmers within less than 100 feet 
of my antennas) are for incandescents. The proximity, though, is a big 
issue.

Frank K6FOD


On 7/9/20 10:14 PM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> Are the light dimmers for incandescent lamps or LED lamps, or...?
>
> I have a pair of bathroom mirrors with the borders backlit by hundreds
> of tiny dimmable LED lamps. The RFI is incredibly strong!  Thankfully
> I don't operate in contests or chase DX when I'm shaving...
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"Frank O'Donnell" <vfo at inkbox.net>
> *To: *rfi at contesting.com
> *Sent: *Friday, July 10, 2020 5:03:31 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [RFI] RFI Solved After 2 Years
>
> I'd be extremely interested to know what the correct Lutron model was
> that solved this problem.
>
> I've been dealing with several nearby Lutron and Leviton dimmers for
> many months now. Earlier this year I had a phone conversation with a
> Lutron rep, who suggested trying one model which I subsequently bought,
> but which didn't help at all. Then again, these dimmers are much closer
> than 900 feet away from me.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Frank K6FOD
>
>
> On 7/9/20 8:16 AM, Jim McCook wrote:
> > FYI, I've been dealing with a RFI source from a neighbor 900 ft away
> > for over 2 years.  He was in litigation with Shea Homes over some
> > other issues; several were electrical problems.  Just before the covid
> > shutdown the lawsuit was settled, but it was until today that he would
> > bring in his electrician. According to him, the wrong Leviton dimmer
> > was installed with several LED ceiling cans. Replacement with the
> > correct Lutron solved the problem.  This was my first experience with
> > dimmer RFI.
>
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