[RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm

[K9MA]

Hopefully not as bad as the 2.3 MS Siemens wind turbines in New Zealand. 
ZL6QH had to abandon a huge antenna farm because of RFI. Their noise 
floor went up 50 dB on 80, and only a few of the planned turbines were 
in operation. While not quite the same, solar and wind power systems 
both use high frequency switching converters capable of generating lots 
of RFI.

http://www.zl6qh.com/rf-noise-measurements-quartz-hill-2009-v3.pdf

73,
Scott K9MA



On 9/21/2020 11:56 AM, Kim Elmore wrote:
> I just learned that a 2 MW solar farm is being built about 3/4 mi from my QTH. I don’t know who is behind it, though I ssume it’s a utility company of some sort as 2 MW sounds moderately large. Does anyone have any experience with these? How much of an RFI source are they?
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