Thanks for that information, Don. So there are solar arrays that can be quiet. My concern would be that if I installed such beasts at my locations, it'd be done commercially, and I wouldn't know whether there'd be any RFI until after the fact. I'm sure the contractor would have no idea, nor care about such "trivial" matters. As for 200 new homes, that IS worrisome. Heck, for Colin in Victoria, his RFI changed as soon as 2 new homes went in across the street! 73,...Walt PS, where are all these people coming from??? We see the same urban sprawl all over Victoria, where every possible square meter of land is being built upon. Gone were the days when there was no such thing as travel delays here! It surely is not improving overall quality of life, IMHO.
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Don Moman VE6JY <ve6j...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have about 7 kw of solar installed here Walt, with almost no interference > issues. But no charge controllers are used and the inverters are actually > APC brand UPS's. > > And I also have some Dlink PowerLine extenders (DHP-306av) in use, one > circuit passes within a few feet of the Wellbrook loop and causes no issues > at all. > > I have a potential 200 home subdivision planned on my northern boundary (I > see some survey stakes already in place) so I'm not looking forward to that > - on so many levels. > > 73 Don > > On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 2:37 PM, Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Colin, I've thought about solar arrays, too, both in Victoria and in > > Masset, but the RFI risks are simply too great, especially for Masset. > The > > power has to be stored somewhere, and it's the inverters that scares the > > bejesus out of me. Otherwise, I'd embrace them immediately! > > Unfortunately, things can change on a dime, and unless you live a long > way > > from any neighbours, we're all at risk. I think that in Victoria, Nick > was > > the first of us to experience the local noise problems over the years. I > > was lucky in Oak Bay for the 20 years we lived there, relatively RFI > free, > > but sure experience it now a lot in Fairfield. I suspect someone in the > > immediate neighbourhood has those darn Wi-Fi extenders via BPL. Ugly to > > look at the spectrum and see similar buzzes, often a lot closer together > > than even 100 kHz. I'm not sure whether bigger and higher antennas are > the > > answer. Won't they just pick up and amplify the noise even more??? 73, > > Walt > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
