[Lowfer] Government Mandated Noise ???

[Andy Bell]

Have you ever tried to listen to your reciever with a
flourescent light turned on nearby? Most of us know
the noise that's generated by the " Energy Conserving
" flourescent bulbs. Now imagine what it would be like
trying to listen if every bulb in your home, and your
neighbors home were flourescent; It could turn out to
be a radio noise nightmare. This is a definite
possibility now; due to the energy bill that was
enacted in Dec. 2007, which will phase out all
consumer incandescent light bulbs , in favor of the
more energy efficient bulbs such as the flourescent,
by the year 2014. The noise that will be generated by
these soon to be ( overseas ) mass produced, as cheap
as possible, cut all corners devices, may well become
the low band radio operators nightmare. Of course
there will be alternatives to flourescent lights, but
in general, whatever is the cheapest, is what the
average consumer will buy. What type of noise filter
will we have to build next ???
Jumpin down off the soapbox now:::: 
73 to all: Andy - KU4XR


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