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| Subject: | Re: TINY LED beacon |
After talking to several persons about this LED issue they all recommended
the MSTRB-360-R strobe as a viable replacement. I ordered one but this time
I did some RF interference testing. Using my Icom IC-A14 radio I tested
frequencies 121.500, 121.175, 122.850 and 127.625. The unit passed with
flying colors. I had to turn the squelch all the way down to pick up any
interference from the unit. I then turned on both radios in my airplane and
placed the beacon right up where the main antenna is. Again, absolutely no
RF interference.
You can watch a short video of the testing at: https://youtu.be/fSEQ4u6RVG4
Next step is to remove the old beacon and install this one in its place.
On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 2:44 PM <mikepienaar09@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Made the same mistake with LED's for the garage, super bright strips as
> replacement for my old fluorescents but now I get interference on the radio
> in the house.
> Thanks for the warning
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kis-list-server@matronics.com
> <owner-kis-list-server@matronics.com> On Behalf Of GalinHdz
> Sent: April 15, 2022 8:57 PM
> To: kis-list@matronics.com
> Subject: KIS-List: Re: TINY LED beacon
>
>
> Final installation update:
>
> I tested the beacon after completing the installation. They are very bright
> and look great. Unfortunately I found they have extremely poor RF
> filtering,
> something I should have tested before installing them. The strobes
> interfered with both of my comm radios making them useless. I tried some
> ferrite beads and active DC low pass power filters but nothing lowered the
> interference to an acceptable level. every time the strobes flashed, both
> radios broke squelch with a loud noise. I will be removing it from my
> airplane before I fly.
>
> These might be great for ultra-light, powered hang gliders or things that
> don't have radios, but not for my airplane. Live and learn.
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506560#506560
>
>
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