[TowerTalk] Interference from Flourescent Lights?

Mon, 18 Aug 1997 12:54:39 -0400

Hi Herb,

Properly working flourescents shouldn't give you any RFI problem. 

Behind me here in the shack are six flourescent fixtures with four
tubes each. The transceivers can't hear the difference if they're on or
off.  Then again, the transceivers are within two inches of a computer
monitor and there is barely any detectable RFI from it either.

If your flourescents are giving you a problem... it's probably time for
new balasts.  If the expense is too great.... wire in an incandescant
circuit.... but you shouldn't need to.

Good luck.checking it out.

73

Roger, K2JAS.....who always sees thing on the "brighter"side.

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At 04:39 AM 8/18/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>
>I am planning on moving to a new QTH, and the ham shack will be located 
>in a finished room built behind the garage of this house.  This room 
>already has several overhead flourescent light fixtures, and they are 
>all hanging in a suspended actoustical tile ceiling.  
>
>Will these lights be a source of interference for my radios?  
>The lighting in this room now is a little inadequate, and if they 
>are not a source of interference, I would like to add a 
>couple of additional fixtures.  But, I don't want to do this, if they
are 
>going to be a source of RFI.
>
>If they are interference prone, is there anything that can be done to 
>them to minimize or eliminate their interference?
>
>I would appreciate any comments and suggestions, as I would like to have
>as RFI free shack as possible. 
>
>Thanks and 73's.
>
>Herb - KG6OK
>
>herbr@netcom.com
>
>
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