Doug,
Good question. It was and remains an individual outlet connected via a 9'
extension cord. The latter may have increased the radiation.
Dennis AE6C
On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 10:53 AM Dale Johnson <dj2001x@comcast.net> wrote:
> Did you chain them, plug one into the next or did you plug each fixture
> into an outlet?
>
> I found chaining them creates noise, individual outlets doesn’t.
>
> Dale k9vuj
>
>
>
>
> On 20, Dec 2019, at 11:48, Dennis Monticelli <dennis.monticelli@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I bought some FEIT 4' shop lights for the garage. They work well but are
> noisy in BCB and lower HF. My antennas are right above the roof. Because
> I turn off the shop lights when I'm not in the garage they don't present a
> problem with hamming or the kitchen AM radio that is at the opposite end of
> the house. Otherwise, I would have to do something about it such as
> explore filters.
>
> While some brands seem better than others, in general I have found that you
> can't simply count on a brand. You have to buy the lamp and test it.
>
> Dennis AE6C
>
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 07:26:49 -0800
> > From: Gary Johnson <gwj@wb9jps.com>
> > To: Dale Johnson <dj2001x@comcast.net>
> > Cc: Leonard.Keepers@comcast.net, rfi@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [RFI] LED Lights
> > Message-ID: <506298B6-713A-4F5E-810E-CC5CCF50CFBD@wb9jps.com>
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> >
> > 1. What make and model? exactly.
> >
> > 2. How far are your antennas from those lights?
> >
> > I can also say with 100% confidence that a NOISY fixture will cause a
> > proximal RFI problem even if only one is installed.
> >
> > -Gary NA6O
> >
> >> On Dec 20, 2019, at 12:51 AM, Dale Johnson <dj2001x@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have them in the shack for my desk lamp, no noise. Also have them in
> > the basement on 24/7 no noise. My shop lights both garage and basement
> > shop are LED and no noise except don?t daisy chain them.
> >>
> >> Good luck
> >> Dale, k9vuj
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 19, Dec 2019, at 22:04, Gary Johnson <gwj@wb9jps.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Simple. Avoid fixtures. I have yet to find one that is acceptably quiet.
> > Use medium-base screw-in bulbs, per the list at the bottom of my RFI
> page.
> >> http://wb9jps.com/Gary_Johnson/RFI.html
> >>
> >> Gary NA6O
> >>
> >> Hello all could someone suggest where to get LED light that do not
> >> generate RFI and a place where these lights can be purchased.Thank You
> >>
> >> Leoard
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> > ------------------------------
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:39:49 -0500
> > From: Leonard Keepers <Leonard.Keepers@comcast.net>
> > To: RFI@contesting.com
> > Subject: [RFI] led lights
> > Message-ID: <194ce92c-52e3-9654-b9f9-d32b1629ab35@comcast.net>
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> > hello i thank everyone that replied to me on led lights greatly
> appreciated
> >
> > Leonard
> >
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> > Message: 3
> > Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:31:49 -0600
> > From: Dale Johnson <dj2001x@comcast.net>
> > To: Gary Johnson <gwj@wb9jps.com>
> > Cc: rfi@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [RFI] LED Lights
> > Message-ID: <6028E845-5071-4499-9631-00F8BA170E71@comcast.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> > Feit Electric at the LED?s that I have in the shack lamp and other places
> > in the house. There are two in the basement that I never shut off. The
> > shop lights are also Feit Electric. My doublet goes over the house at
> > about 30 feet, it?s 140 feet long with open feeders. The yagi is a
> SteppIR
> > at about 40 feet now and the tower base is about 35 feet from my shack
> > window. When I turn on the lights I don?t hear any increase in the noise
> > floor here which is pretty quiet here for being in a city. Noise floor
> > right now on 20 meters is about S-2 to S-3 on my K3 with no attenuation,
> > preamp off. If I turn the yagi South the noise floor increases, I
> believe
> > it?s from my neighbors next door (200 ft) or beyond, but not from my own
> > house.
> >
> > Dale, K9VUJ
> >
> >
> >
> > On 20, Dec 2019, at 9:26, Gary Johnson <gwj@wb9jps.com> wrote:
> >
> > 1. What make and model? exactly.
> >
> > 2. How far are your antennas from those lights?
> >
> > I can also say with 100% confidence that a NOISY fixture will cause a
> > proximal RFI problem even if only one is installed.
> >
> > -Gary NA6O
> >
> >> On Dec 20, 2019, at 12:51 AM, Dale Johnson <dj2001x@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have them in the shack for my desk lamp, no noise. Also have them in
> > the basement on 24/7 no noise. My shop lights both garage and basement
> > shop are LED and no noise except don?t daisy chain them.
> >>
> >> Good luck
> >> Dale, k9vuj
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 19, Dec 2019, at 22:04, Gary Johnson <gwj@wb9jps.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Simple. Avoid fixtures. I have yet to find one that is acceptably quiet.
> > Use medium-base screw-in bulbs, per the list at the bottom of my RFI
> page.
> >> http://wb9jps.com/Gary_Johnson/RFI.html
> >>
> >> Gary NA6O
> >>
> >> Hello all could someone suggest where to get LED light that do not
> >> generate RFI and a place where these lights can be purchased.Thank You
> >>
> >> Leoard
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