Re: [IRCA] noise issue update

[Russ Johnson <radiok3pi@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have avoided CFLs just for the noise factor.   I purchased a couple of LED
bulbs (yes, pricey) recently.  While they seem to have a lot of advantages,
I was disappointed to see that they generated noise up to about 3 feet.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Rene Tetro <rene@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Fluorescent lights have always been a source of RF pollution, however.  So
> they probably made the situation worse by moving to them.  I have never
> allowed fluorescent lighting in my houses for that very reason.
> Unfortunately, the world is moving away from incandescent to fluorescent
> because of the energy savings, with little thought to what they do to the
> RF
> Spectrum.
>
> 73,
> Rene'
>
> >Is ironic that all the lighting there has been replaced
> >with energy smart fluorescent tubes and the like but the
> >noise level has gone from -121dbm (less than S1) to -63dbm (10db over S9)
>
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