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Re: [RFI] LED lighting

To: dave@nk7z.net
Subject: Re: [RFI] LED lighting
From: "qrv@kd4e.com" <qrv@kd4e.com>
Reply-to: qrv@kd4e.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:06:00 -0400
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David,

        What about VHF, UHF, SHF?

        No potential for weak signal GPS or WiFi interference?

David
> I discovered that the City here is going to be switching to LED
> streetlights soon, and ended up in contact with the City Engineer...
> 
> The long and short of it is that the city had not even thought about
> Part 15/18 compliance, but when they looked, the lights were compliant
> as per the data sheet on them.  
> 
> He and agreed to have us look over the test run they have in place
> looking for RFI...  He gave us the addresses and we we did-- all of them
> were dead quiet on 80-10 Meters, regarding broadband noise, in a drive
> around test...  
> 
> We did a prelight drive around, mapping all the poles by number and
> taking RF background readings, on 80-10, then waited for them to light,
> and did it again...  Not one light made any detectable RFI, at street
> level.  Not scientific, and I told him that, but at least the city is
> being really good about RFI, and it is now on their radar.


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