Ed,
I have a RSPduo SDRplay and Kenwood TH-D74 handheld radio setups.
Someone is putting in a large solar farm just north of me in Sturgis
Mich., about 10 miles. It is not in service as of yet, but it will soon
be operational. If you wish, I can take some measurements once it is
operational.
Is there anything extra or special you want me to do, just let me know.
Respectfully,
Jim N9PXO
------ Original Message ------
From: "Hare, Ed W1RFI" <w1rfi@arrl.org>
To: "rfi@contesting.com" <rfi@contesting.com>; "Jpock"
<jhpock@gmail.com>
Sent: 9/22/2020 09:46:07
Subject: Re: [RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm
If any of you all have an HF mobile set up and can go to one of these
farms, please do and provide a report.
Date/Time:
Location (GPS coordinates and/or street address. Describe location if
necessary).
How far was the measurement location from any part of the solar system?
Sun conditions:
Band:
Receiver:
Antenna:
Antenna height:
Mode (AM preferred, SSB useful):
Bandwidth (6 kHz preferred, 3 kHz useful):
Preamp off, if possible:
Noise level:
Is the noise relatively constant across a large part of the band, or
does it get louder and weaker at regular intervals as the receiver is
tuned.
If the receiver is an SDR, a waterfall or spectral sweep can be useful.
If possible, remport the received signal level in absolute units, ie
dBm, dBuV, uV, etc.
If anyone has a spectrum analyzer and, even better, a calibrated loop,
sweeps of each band made in RMS and quasi-peak (if available), 9 kHz
bandwidth, with a known reference level at the top of the analyzer
screen, so much the better.
If you can make the same measurements on 6 meters, so much the better,
because if we have an absolute receive level, a known-gain antenna and
known receiver conditions, we can estimate whether the system exceeeds
the FCC emissions limits above 30 MHz.
If you make these reports here, I will pick up on them and see what we
can determine about the interference potential based on actual reports.
Ed Hare, W1RFI
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From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.com> on behalf of
Jpock <jhpock@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:48 AM
To:rfi@contesting.com <rfi@contesting.com>
Subject: [RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm
To rfi@contesting.com
Kim, I am in the same type of situation about Commercial Solar Farms in
LaGrange Indiana. The county commissioners passed a ordinance allowing
agricultural property to be transformed into solar farms. This type of
change can cause alot of problems for amateur radio operators.
Any type of information that can be shared will be useful! Thank-you
Scott K9MA for sharing.
Respectfully,
Jim N9PXO
------ Original Message ------
From: "K9MA" <k9ma@sdellington.us>
To: rfi@contesting.com
Sent: 9/21/2020 23:42:36
Subject: Re: [RFI] 2 MW Solar Farm
>Hopefully not as bad as the 2.3 MS Siemens wind turbines in New
Zealand. ZL6QH had to abandon a huge antenna farm because of RFI. Their
noise floor went up 50 dB on 80, and only a few of the planned turbines
were in operation. While not quite the same, solar and wind power
systems both use high frequency switching converters capable of
generating lots of RFI.
>
>http://www.zl6qh.com/rf-noise-measurements-quartz-hill-2009-v3.pdf
>
>73,
>Scott K9MA
>
>
>
>On 9/21/2020 11:56 AM, Kim Elmore wrote:
>>I just learned that a 2 MW solar farm is being built about 3/4 mi
from my QTH. I don’t know who is behind it, though I ssume it’s a
utility company of some sort as 2 MW sounds moderately large. Does
anyone have any experience with these? How much of an RFI source are
they?
>>
>>Kim N5OP
>>
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as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
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>-- Scott K9MA
>
>k9ma@sdellington.us
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