[RFI] Solar Panel RFI Awareness At Dayton

[Don Kirk]

Hi Tony,

You said “I might be off base here, but I don't see any downside to
petitioning
the FCC to rethink emissions limits to benefit hams.”

I would hate to see the “harmful interference” limitation removed from some
of the current regulations even though it’s open to interpretation.  It
certainly helps me address issues with commercial and non commercial
property owners when I tell them they are causing harmful interference to a
licensed communication system which is not allowed by the FCC.  If there
are firm emission levels then it’s possible I can’t approach folks because
while they might be interfering, their measured emission level might meet
allowable limits.

Bottom line is that we need to be careful about setting any kind of
radiated emission limits if it results in the elimination of the no
“harmful interference” stipulation.

Don wd8dsb


On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 11:58 PM Tony <73guddx at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
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