My bad - I (too quickly) assumed this was about conventional fluorescents. I'm almost certain all the fluorescents in the house are of the newer (electronic) ballast type.
We do have plenty CFLs in the house too, including two about ten feet from the shack. Time for some testing. 73, --Andrew, NV1B maineware.net .. On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Jim Wiley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you talking about a CFL, or a conventional fluorescent lamp? Many newer > fluorescent lamps come with an electronic ballast. These are sometimes a > problem, in that the "ballast" operates like a switching power supply, and > if not designed or built properly, can emit copious amounts of noise. A > standard "old fashioned" magnetic ballast does not have this problem. If > your lamp uses the newer electronic ballast, replacing the ballast with a > magnetic type will fix the problem. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
