[PPRAANet] source of interference

K3ILC je_madsen at comcast.net
Tue Oct 4 16:34:20 EDT 2022


For the past few months, I've been receiving interference on the 2-meter 
band -- it sounds like power-line interference, and is strong enough to 
interfere with some of the weaker 2-meter FM signals.
Today, I finally got off my butt and tracked down the source.  It is 
coming from two 8.8 watt LED bulbs I used to replace old ones in the 
kitchen (regular bulbs, not like the fluorescent tubes).  They are Feit 
brand -- think I bought them at Ace Hardware.

So if they want to sell you Feit, put up a fight (or something like that).

BTW tracking the source was simple.  Since it was on the 2-meter band, I 
switched my Yaesu FT60 HT to the AM mode, and walked around until I 
located the source.

73
Jim
K3ILC


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