[RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case

[EDWARDS, EDDIE J]

I've only seen RFI mentioned in passing a few times in Radio World a broadcast magazine.  Doesn't seem to be an issue for broadcasters typically operating from 5,000 watts to 50,000 watts. 

If you think about it, it's not going to be much of an issue to local AM broadcasters who are using very strong local transmissions on ground wave to the receivers.  They may only lose fringe or rural area listeners, and only if those listeners get solar systems.  Compare that to amateur radio operators running only 100 watts (typical) or less or rarely up to 1,500watts (max) transmitting through the ionosphere once or multiple times with 40-70db or more of loss and requiring highly sensitive receivers to pick up the weak signals.  

Most AM broadcasters won't be affected much at all with minimal loss of listeners.  But Amateur Radio will be.  

73, de ed -K0iL

-----Original Message-----
From: RFI <rfi-bounces+eedwards=oppd.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of bill steffey
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case


not having a BAD solar System, but a good one , I wonder what happens to receiving AM broadcasting ?????

The AM broadcaster is a guy with a commercial license, a big investment AND THE PROFIT MOTIVE destroyed by interference.


Where o'  where did the FCC go????





On 4/4/2022 7:59 PM, Hare, Ed, W1RFI wrote:
> Get these reports to Steve Anderson, W1EMI at arrl.org, or rfi at arrl.org.  The more we bring these to the involved companies, the more they will do to try to improve future designs.
>
> Ed, W1RFI
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org at contesting.com> On Behalf Of 
> Tony
> Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:44 PM
> To: Rfi List <rfi at contesting.com>
> Subject: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
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> All:
>
> Just received word from yet another ham who is experiencing solar panel RFI. Jeff, KD2SCR said he recently became a new ham and noticed that his home solar system was causing interference. The system is made by Solar Edge so no surprise there.
>
> I continue to hear from hams both here and abroad and there is no doubt in my mind that wide-spread solar panel interference will not only discourage new hams, but it will kill HF radio for the majority us -- especially those living in cities and suburbs where home solar saturates these areas.
>
> See Jeff's comments below.
>
> Tony -K2MO
>
> /Hello, //
> /
> /
> /
> /I just saw your videos on YT on interference from solar panels. 
> notable from the neighbors solar city install with solar edge 
> equipment. I also have solar city with solar edge equipment and 3 
> weeks ago I got my General license and a new Yaesu FTDX10./ / / /The 
> only band I can transmit on is 40m. but not very far, like ct and va 
> and I'm in new jersey. Wondering if this was ever resolved as your 
> videos are 2 years old ?/ / / /73//thanks! Jeff KD2SCR. // /
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