Zac,
The dimmer switches can be 'fixed' - remove them, place on a solid
surface and swing at them full force with a hammer :-) . Replacement
with regular light switches will cure their noise. If the CF advocates
have their way, you will have to get rid of them anyway, the CF lamps
that I have encountered do not work with dimmers.
Seriously, I do believe replacement of those particular dimmers is in
order. I have three in the house that do not make apparent RF noise
(but then the antennas are 100 feet away too, which helps). The ones I
have use a slider next to the switch, so they can be turned completely
off. In the past, I have had trouble with ones which have only a slider
or knob for both the 'OFF' position and the adjustment - they never turn
completely off.
73,
Don W3FPR
Zac Brown wrote:
After shutting off the circuits in my house, it appears that most of the noise
is coming from two dimmer switches and a switching power supply.
The dimmer switches are for lighting and I'm not sure what the power supply is
for. It's plugged into an outlet in my closet and is screwed to the wall.
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