[TowerTalk] noise profiles...

[Patrick Greenlee]

The typical offending grow lamp is a commercial item that doesn't meet 
the FCC requirements for a residential item. Some of the big box stores 
have sold the commercial models (noisy as all get out) without informing 
the buyer.

So maybe a carrot could be offered instead of or along with the stick.  
When dealing with a grow light user you might mention there are 
residential grow lights that do not  S C R E A M  their presence in the 
RF spectrum and make it difficult to detect their use whereas the 
commercial ones are  easy to radio locate by the authorities should that 
be of interest to the owner/user.  Then there is a potential code 
compliance issue.  The commercial units are not intended for residential 
use.

Patrick        NJ5G


On 1/9/2017 9:47 PM, Richard Solomon wrote:
> By all means suggest non-radiating
> grow lamps.
>
> Can you spell ..."Accessory"... .
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Donald Chester <k4kyv at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If that's the case, let him know (friendly advice in a non-threatening
>> way) that his grow lights are generating a signal that can be heard on the
>> radio some distance away, and imply (may actually be true, maybe not) that
>> law enforcement is now using radio direction-finding equipment to track
>> down noise that meets the profile as one of their methods for locating
>> illegal growers. Then add that non-interfering grow lights are available,
>> and maybe even supply the names or catalogues of some sources.  If the guy
>> has any smarts at all, the problem will quickly fix itself.
>>
>> Don k4kyv
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com>
>> Sent: 10 January 2017 01:08
>> To: StellarCAT; tower
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] noise profiles...
>>
>> There is some good info at www.w0qe.com<http://www.w0qe.com> . I’ve got
>> something similar (new in the last 2 months) at 1815. I’m in the midst of
>> building a receiving loop to locate it. On in the late afternoon, off
>> around midnight – 2AM.
>>
>>
>>
>> I only have a couple of neighbors within a ½ mile so my job should be
>> relatively easy. Getting someone to cooperate is a different story. One
>> neighbor is a known grower (busted a couple of years ago) so he might be
>> back at it indoors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ken K6MR
>>
>>
>>
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>> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 4:20 PM
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