[RFI] ANOTHER "WITH LOVE, from CHINA"

[David Eckhardt]

Yes, legally, we are bound to the limits set by FCC.  However, I believe
most of us would agree they are pretty liberal.  Originally, limits were
set based on 1950's technology.  Then, at the very beginning of the
"digital age", these limits were tightened.  I had an Allen organ at the
time.  I helped them "get through" the revamped limits of the time.  I
believe it is, once again, time to revisit those limits as we did a couple
of three decades ago to account for the RF Fog the digital age has
precipitated.  In addition, the character of the interference is far
different than a couple of three decades ago.  Limits based on field
strength alone really do not apply to the "interference potential" of
digitally generated RF Fog.   Not to mention the unregulated solar power
industry.   If it's digital, it produces RFI.......

I'll never have a chance in h^&l at motivating changes.  But I sincerely
believe it's time to revisit the limits based on measurement methods and
interference potential philosophies with the influx of digital
"everything".

Dave - WØLEV

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 6:07 AM Hare, Ed, W1RFI <w1rfi at arrl.org> wrote:

> So far, ofthe number ARRL has tested, only a handul of import bulbs bought
> from eBay sellers have exceeded FCC limits. Having said that, if a neighbor
> has a dozen bulbs operating at the limits, hams will see about S7 noise
> levels.   When ARRL bought a lot of these bulbs from various "box store"
> outlets and a few lighting centers, we found that all from those sources
> met the FCC rules.
>
> Our results were documented in this article:
>
> OCT 2013 - *QST* (PG. 42)
> Light Bulbs and RFI -- A Closer Look
> (Feature)
>
> *Author:* Gruber, Mike, W1MG
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org at contesting.com> on behalf of
> k1ttt.dave at gmail.com <k1ttt.dave at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 14, 2021 7:57 AM
> *To:* 'David Eckhardt' <davearea51a at gmail.com>; 'Joe' <w7rkn.7 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* 'Rfi List' <rfi at contesting.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [RFI] ANOTHER "WITH LOVE, from CHINA"
>
> I hate to generalize from a small sample, but years ago when LED bulbs
> were still relatively new I bought 2 of them to test out.  The first one I
> tried had a similarly wide voltage range, like 85-260v, and was horribly
> noisy... that one I donated to the arrl for further testing.  The other one
> was marked as only 120v , it was quiet and is still in use today.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net <k1ttt at arrl.net>
> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI <rfi-bounces+k1ttt=arrl.net at contesting.com> On Behalf Of David
> Eckhardt
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 21:19
> To: Joe <w7rkn.7 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Rfi List <rfi at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RFI] ANOTHER "WITH LOVE, from CHINA"
>
> Thank you!!  I will post things in like manner in the future.  Thank you
> all for the coaching.
>
> Dave - WØLEV
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 5:54 PM Joe <w7rkn.7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hallelujah!  It made it this time!
> >
> > Joe - W7RKN
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces+w7rkn.7=gmail.com at contesting.com
> <rfi-bounces+w7rkn.7=gmail.com at contesting.com>] On
> > Behalf Of David Eckhardt
> > Subject: [RFI] ANOTHER "WITH LOVE, from CHINA"
> >
> > I hope this works.  Here is the link on the Google drive:
> >
> >
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQyy9_Pxf-LzeEFCVZ3MjjuJqnCI4Apl/view
> > ?usp=sharing
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> *Dave - WØLEV*
> *Just Let Darwin Work*
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