Apparently fluorescent tubes continuously emit a lot of other microwave 
signals.  I once built a  homodyne doppler "speed" radar kit (used a coffee can 
for the antenna).  The way you calibrated it was to point it at a florescent 
tube and and adjust the reading to a specific value.

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> Seems that some fluorescent tube starters do emit a very brief burst at 
> around 1.4 GHz
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