Re: [Elecraft] Fluorescent RFI solved

2022-11-26 Thread Bill Lederer
I have about six of these, two in the garage, and four in the basement next to the shack. They emit no detectable RF noise. Oh, and they are the color-changing variety, but i haven't done the color change on them. w8lv On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 6:40 PM David Christ wrote: > I have been buying Fe

[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2022-11-26 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    A steady rain of fir needles fell from a windless sky.  I looked up into the foggy tree to see a flock of Gray jays fluffing their feathers, shaking the branches.  The temperature was  near the dew point most of the day, the birds were having a hard time staying dry.    The

[Elecraft] RF in the shack ≠ RF overload

2022-11-26 Thread Al Lorona
Here's a statement: "RF in the shack" does not equal "simple RF overload". Let me define my terms. "RF in the shack", which many people have experienced when using "unbalanced" antennas like verticals, off-center fed wires, and others, is caused by radiation from the outside shield of the coax,

Re: [Elecraft] Fluorescent RFI solved

2022-11-26 Thread David Christ
I have been buying Feit bulbs and fixtures from Costco for some time now and have never found any interference. I like their 4 foot shop lights. I have not tested the color changing bulbs. David K0LUM > On Nov 26, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Al Lorona wrote: > > I hope this helps anybody facing the s

Re: [Elecraft] Fluorescent RFI solved

2022-11-26 Thread David Gilbert
The "Edison" LED bulbs (also called "filament LED" bulbs) are thin strips of glass with lots of short wavelength LEDs mounted on the strip, with a coating of phosphor over all of it.  The high energy light from the LEDs activates the phosphor, which then radiates the color determined by the p

Re: [Elecraft] Fluorescent RFI solved

2022-11-26 Thread jerry
There are also Edison-based LED bulbs specifically made to be RF-quiet for garage door openers. - Jerry, KF6VB On 2022-11-26 14:05, Al Lorona wrote: and now I can't even tell that the lights are on... there's no RF noise! ___

[Elecraft] Fluorescent RFI solved

2022-11-26 Thread Al Lorona
I hope this helps anybody facing the same issue. The fluorescent lights in my basement make horrible RFI noise, especially on 40 m but really affecting all bands. They raise the noise floor by about 16 dB on 40. I discovered this during Field Day *last* year when I set up in the back yard. The

[Elecraft] FS-K3S and K3/0 mini with RCC boxes

2022-11-26 Thread VE6WZ_Steve
K3s -$2,900. Purchased new 2015. SN 10,191. mostly loaded. 100w, ATU, sub-rx, DVR most Xtals etc. (see original invoice in photos link below for all detail specs when I ordered it from Elecraft). K3/0 mini- Remote control head for K3. Purchased new together with above. RCC 1258 MKII X 2 remote