I've heard the same thing about those bulbs but have never confirmed it. We 
have several here at home and, though I've had AM radios close to them, have 
never heard anything unusual. But its certainly true that noise on the AM 
band is way up these days.
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: OT But Still Radio


> Thanks, Lou for the info.  Glad to know it was Inner City broadcasting who
> purchased WOWO for that purpose.
>
> Also, it is rumored that these new florescent light bulbs may also be
> causing interference on the AM band.
> Harvey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 8:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: OT But Still Radio
>
> Tom,
>
> Wowo isn't even 50 k at night anymore. Years ago, Inner City broadcasting
> bought them expressly to change them to a lower power station at night and
> raise the power on their 1190 property in New York City where, of course,
> there is a bigger population base. To me, a problem just as big as the low
> power stations beating with the high-power ones is all the hash generated 
> by
>
> the digital noise of stations broadcasting in HD. Often, its the 
> difference
> between reasonable copy and no copy. 73. Lou WA3MIX
> Lou Kolb
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