[RFI] LED Street lights

[Alan Higbie]

Eric ~

About three years ago, I was in the same situation - with impending LED
street lights about to be installed.

See this earlier post on this reflector:
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/RFI/2020-03/msg00000.html

I found a place where the city had already installed the same lights.  I
took my portable shortwave receiver to that area and sniffed all around.

No RFI found.   Since then, the lights down the street closest to me were
changed - and still nothing.

I suggest you make before-and-after notes of what your noise floor is on
each of the bands you use.  That way you can detect any increase (or
possibly decrease) in noise.

73, ~ Alan K0AV




On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 4:57 PM Eric Rosenberg <ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yesterday my city (Washington, DC) replaced our neighborhood’s street
> lights with LED ones. I suspect they will be installed in the alley on the
> other side of my city (140 ft x 40 ft) lot.
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> I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of the one on the pole in front of
> my house, nor have I checked out ow noisy they are, if at all.
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> I hope to o do that in the next week or so (been very busy at work).
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> I don’t have a pan adapter or and test gear other than  m y K3.
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> That being said,  what should I be listening for?  I nothing else, I
> assume they’ll be brighter.
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> Thanks & 73,
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> Eric W3DQ
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