Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference.

[Tod Olson]

I wonder if the difference is the dimmable feature?

Tod, K0TO

On 4/5/12 10:56 AM, "Jim F." <j_fitton at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Wayne.. Good info...Thanks....
> 
>Hmmm..  the heatsink base of this 40 watt bulb also gets too hot to touch
>and feels like more than 40 watts also.
> 
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>--- On Thu, 4/5/12, Wayne Mills <n7ng at bresnan.net> wrote:
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>From: Wayne Mills <n7ng at bresnan.net>
>Subject: RE: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference.
>To: "'Jim F.'" <j_fitton at yahoo.com>, "'top Band'" <topband at contesting.com>
>Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 12:32 PM
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>FWIW: for the last six weeks, I've been experimenting with three LED
>lamps,
>40, 60 and 75 watts, Sylvania and UtilitechPro from Lowes and so far
>haven't
>noticed anything on Topband. I even disconnected the shield on the RX
>input
>this morning and still don't hear anything.
>
>Wayne, N7NG
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>p.s. That 75 watt equivalent lamp seems to put out MORE than 60 watts of
>heat. It really gets hot.
>
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>From: topband-bounces at contesting.com
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>On Behalf Of Jim F.
>Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:22 AM
>To: top Band
>Subject: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference.
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>I bought two  LED  40 watt equivalent 110V. light bulbs from Home Depot
>that
>use 
>only 9 watts of power, for $9.99 ea.
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>They seemed like a good deal but cause noise interference on 160m and the
>FM
>radio band.
>(I did not try other bands.)
> 
>I like the bulbs but best use them away from your radio station and have
>someone turn them off and on while monitoring your favorite
>frequencies/bands.
> 
>73,
> 
>jim / W1FMR
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