I again must agree with you Dave... Using the word "Federal" with a
grow light owner almost always gets action...
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On Wed, 2014-02-12 at 10:06 -0600, David Robbins wrote:
> I would dare to say that most complaints can be resolved without the fcc...
> just the mention of the fcc can be enough to get action from utilities to
> grow light owners. a short explanation of how much interference electric
> fences cause, and how much efficiency they are losing, can get them repaired
> or replaced in days. pointing out that a mast head tv preamp is defective
> and may burn up, or that a door bell transformer may be arcing and ready to
> burn up usually gets them shut off instantly. showing someone that their
> battery charger is using power and radiating even when it isn't charging a
> battery usually gets it unplugged. explaining how much radio frequency power
> something is radiating in this day of total fear of electromagnetic fields
> causing all sorts of disease can be an effective tool, people are afraid of
> milliwatt level wifi and cell phone rf but don't realize their tv is
> radiating hundreds or maybe thousands of times that much right in their
> living room! in
3
> 0 years of policing the bands around here I have yet to have to actually
> contact the fcc to resolve a problem.
>
> I bought 2 different led bulbs years ago at Dayton... Chinese generic
> things... one is still in use and perfectly quiet even with a sw rx with
> ferrite rod antenna right next to it... the other one got sent to the arrl
> lab for dissection as it radiated all over the place, so I lost a few bucks,
> but maybe the arrl got some experience with bad bulbs.
>
> suggestion... for the neighbor with led bulbs that are noisy.. if they don't
> want to return them to the store, buy them old halogen bulbs or find quiet
> led's to replace them and ask for the bad ones so you can send them to a lab
> for testing as they are obviously defective imports that must be reported. a
> cheap investment for years of quiet and good will from neighbors.
>
>
> Feb 12, 2014 10:25:53 AM, dj2001x@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> Now that statement I'll agree with. I will too.
>
> Even if I were to call the FCC to complain would I talk to a live human who
> knows what I'm talking about or would it be a robot that directs me to a FAQ
> on how to deal with RFI.
>
> 73
> Dale, K9vuj
>
>
> On 12, Feb 2014, at 8:12, Roger D Johnson wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, interference to amateur radio appears to be VERY low
> > on the FCC priorities list. I'll probably be an SK long before they
> > act on my complaint!
> >
> > 73, Roger
> >
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