Return-Path: Received: from mtain-ma03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-ma03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.11]) by air-dd09.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD091-860f4d7a4f3f2dd; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:35:12 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-ma03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 410A138000256; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:35:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Py5Hf-0005r6-TC for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:33:47 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Py5Hf-0005qx-99 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:33:47 +0000 Received: from fish2.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.163]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Py5Hd-0003I6-Hf for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:33:47 +0000 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1299861222-383e99eb0001-a32kfu Received: from [192.168.1.100] (pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.234.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.157.234]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca with ESMTP id 3negVxPIOW9ns1fi for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:33:42 -0500 (EST) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: weazle@hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 216.46.157.234 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: LF: OT - Possible Interference from Solar PV Farm Inverters? From: John Bruce McCreath X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <0D6F0427BF7F4168B85921A52A35D8CF@TraceyPC> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:33:42 -0500 Message-Id: References: <003201cbde72$606d6090$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <543492.45357.qm@web28102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <998C9385-2AEE-4C44-91FE-86FE85F09BA9@gmail.com> <6F4ACB3DA2BB4E338E9278EEDE300D20@JimPC> <4D791085.6000304@freenet.de> <0D6F0427BF7F4168B85921A52A35D8CF@TraceyPC> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Barracuda-Connect: pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.234.hurontel.on.ca[216.46.157.234] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1299861222 X-Barracuda-URL: http://fish.hurontel.on.ca:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.2.57651 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: OT - Possible Interference from Solar PV Farm Inverters? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d600b4d7a4f381796 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : temperror Hello Tracey, > I wonder if anyone on the list has experienced or has any knowledge of= interference caused by the Grid Tie Inverters > used in Solar PV farms? > There is a proposal for a 4.4MW Solar PV farm about one mile away from= my location, so I thought that I had better > start asking some questions :-) > > 73s Tracey=20 Mine isn't 4.4MW, but I've been running my radios and computers for well= over 10 years with no problem. The inverter is 2.5KVA sine-wave and the charge controller is a PWM style= (outdated). 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr