Way before the invention of compact fluorescent and LED lamps, simple drawn wire tungsten lamps were creating havoc for some TV viewers back in the 1950s. The source of the strange interference was traced down to some neighbors still burning their 30+ year old tungsten incandescent lamps. Apparently these Mazda tungsten lamps were prone to oscillate in the FM band. Here's an interesting read describing this curious phenomena:
http://www.rexophone.com/?p=1081 Tim Tromp West Michigan On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 7:55 PM, kevin redding <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:49 AM, Martin Foltz wrote: > > > I read something a couple days ago that mentioned Halogen. If that's > true, > > then it will cause noise. > > Low voltage halogens make noise from beyond hell. I have a house full of > CFLs and they make ZERO noise. No problem whatsoever. They save me about $35 > a month on my electric bill. Thats about $420 a year and I have no problem > DXing with them. I have two CFLs still running that I bought in 1989. Its > worth the money. > > Most of mine are Panasonic and Philips or a well known brand name. They > cost a little more but you get what you pay for. I do get a little hiss from > them if the radio is less than one foot from the lamp. > > YMMV > Kevin Redding > Adamsville, TN > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
