[RFI] Solar Panel RFI Awareness At Dayton

[Tony]

Dave:

 > Please be sure to coordinate this with the ARRL first!

Absolutely. The ARRL is our ONLY advocate and it's a shame they have to 
walk on eggshells begging for cooperation from Big Solar. I don't blame 
the FCC for that - I blame hams for not taking action.

I might be off base here, but I don't see any downside to petitioning 
the FCC to rethink emissions limits to benefit hams. When it comes to 
solar, no company is going to invest millions in retro-fitting thousands 
of installations with a low-noise components just to satisfy hams. The 
only hope is to tighten regulations.

Another thing to consider is the current FCC regulations regarding 
harmful interference. As Ed Hare points out, the regulations are such 
that the interference caused by a device can be WELL above your noise 
floor and still be within FCC limits. So even if we had the army of FCC 
agents needed to investigate hundreds of complaints, hams would not be 
satisfied with the outcome.

Tony -K2MO