Hey, what do you think cured Alan's condition! He must have
really inhaled a big one! Only kidding of course. 73, Jim
WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:13:04 -0600
Subject: Re: Radio airwaves get buzzed from pot
yeah no kidding, and he says he's a rocket scientist hahaha.
Just kidding
Allan, I know your not.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 4:06 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Radio airwaves get buzzed from pot
Colin,
That's a great idea. I think that's the only way we'll be able
to afford
those stations and towers that Alan has.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: Radio airwaves get buzzed from pot
Being the curious fellow I am, I've actually researched a bit
about
starting
a legal grow operation...it can be hugely lucritive, in the
order of
200,000
bucks a month once you are up and running.
About 200 G's to get started and a bunch of paper work, but they
don't
refuse permits to anyone here in Canada as long as you send in
the
correct
paper work.
and the market is in need of another couple hundred large
production
suppliers right now in this country.
I don't use it myself, but I can certainly see the up side of
growing it
for
proffit.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 1:18 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Radio airwaves get buzzed from pot
Damn; will have to re-evaluate my career path!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 01:49 PM 6/5/2014, you wrote:
BlankRan across this in USA Today.
Radio airwaves get buzzed from pot By Trevor Hughes,
A few years ago, retired electrical engineer Tom Thompson noticed
it was
getting harder and harder to hear his friends across the country
talking
to
him on their ham radio sets. So Thompson built a portable
antenna system
to
track down whatever was interfering with his radio transmission.
The culprit? Marijuana grow operations, whose powerful grow
lights can
emit
interference blocking radio broadcasts on the ham and AM
spectrums.
The first grower he encountered wasn't pleased to know Thompson,
now 73,
could tell what was going on. "He said, 'What are you going to
do, call
the
cops?' Thompson said. "And I said, 'Well no, it's a federal
matter.
' With 22 states and the District of Columbia allowing medical
marijuana,
and Colorado and Washington permitting recreational use, there's
been an
explosion in the number of people growing their own pot, much of
it
indoors.
With that growth has come increasing interference from the grow
lights,
which suck down huge amounts of electricity to shine upon budding
marijuana
plants. Growing pot indoors is usually more secure and gives the
grower
more
control over light, water and insects, which results in
higher-quality
plants commanding a premium price.
The interference problems from one type of system have gotten so
bad
that
the amateur radio association, ARRL, filed a formal federal
complaint on
behalf of the country's 720,000 licensed ham operators. The
problems are
worse in Colorado and California, said Sean Kutzko, an ARRL
spokesman.
The interference is caused by what are known as "ballasts,"
electronic
systems controlling the grow lights. Unless they're properly
shielded,
the
ballasts can throw off a wide range of interference. "We're
seeing
numerous
cases ... and that's causing us a problem," Kutzko said. "We
just want
to
make sure the manufacturers are in compliance with FCC laws. The
FCC has
the
power to regulate anything that interferes with licensed radio
transmissions, such as ham sets, but also cellphones and AM
radios.
Steve, K8SP
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