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G6Tanuki · 14th Jan 2019, 10:47 pm

The same is true of old-style fluorescent tubes: my parents had one in their kitchen that radiated wideband 'sharsh' across the HF bands and its effects could also be seen on their old 405-line TV. Their response to this was to say they wouldn't expect to have the kitchen light on while they were watching TV - which didn't please me as a teenage SWL!

I've found second-generation LEDs to be much quieter RF-wise than the old compact-fluorescent incandescent-bulb replacements.

14th Jan 2019, 10:47 pm	#45
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,005	Re: The demise of the fluorescent tube The same is true of old-style fluorescent tubes: my parents had one in their kitchen that radiated wideband 'sharsh' across the HF bands and its effects could also be seen on their old 405-line TV. Their response to this was to say they wouldn't expect to have the kitchen light on while they were watching TV - which didn't please me as a teenage SWL! I've found second-generation LEDs to be much quieter RF-wise than the old compact-fluorescent incandescent-bulb replacements.