I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute <ri...@sdd.hp.com> wrote (in <200201031919.laa11...@epgc264.sdd.hp.com>) about 'EMC-related safety issues', on Thu, 3 Jan 2002: >I've replaced the incandescent lamp on my bedside >table with a new energy-saving compact flourescent >lamp. With the lamp on, I cannot listen to even >the strongest AM radio station on my clock radio >(on the same bedside table) due to the lamp >interference. This must not be the usage >contemplated by EMC requirements.
Limits in the household environment are based on a 3 m separation between source and receiver. > >My TV and stereo are more-or-less integrated >(they are in close proximity). On New Year's Day, >I wanted to listen to the radio version of the >football game description while watching the TV. >With the TV on, I cannot listen to even the >strongest AM radio station due to the TV >interference. This must not be the usage >contemplated by EMC requirements. See above. > >I take my Grundig portable radio with me when I >travel. Most hotels have sufficient interference >sources that I cannot listen to AM radio, and >sometimes not even FM radio (with lights and TV >off!). This must not be the usage contemplated >by EMC requirements. I do not find that. In most US hotels I've stayed in, the bedroom radios are cheapo-squared but still receive 99 stations - all putting out rubbish, so any interference is beside the point. But at least the bedroom radios have an antenna system. It is not surprising that you cannot get good reception on built-in antennas in steel-framed buildings. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk After swimming across the Hellespont, I felt like a Hero. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
