Only in Illinois!At 03:01 PM 6/5/2014, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>Somewhere I heard that it would take about 500K to get through the B S here
>in Illinois and then at least 200K each year to continue.  If the State
>collects this from several producers, then the State will end up with less
>money then it had before the cost of regulating the production and sales.
>Go figure!!
>
>Howard #3
>
>
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>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 2:31 PM
>Subject: Re: Radio airwaves get buzzed from pot
>
>
> >I don't know what the parameters are here, particularly in
> > Illinois.  If the state is meddling, it will all certainly be screwed
> > up as Illinois can't do a single thing right, procedurally or
> > fiscally.  When I was in the business of selling coffee I drank a lot
> > of it - would have to be careful about pot!
> > Pot - whoops Pat, K9JAUAt 02:24 PM 6/5/2014, you wrote:
> >>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
> >>--------------------------------------------------
> >>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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