[Boatanchors] OT: Re: Buzzz found

[jeff beck]

Barrie Smith wrote:
> I'd like to thank everyone who commented on my strange Buzzz.
> 
> I'm reporting that after turning nearly everything in the house off and on, I've found the offending device.
> 
> I recently activated my grow-stand in the garage in order to start some seeds for the garden.  When the seeds sprouted, I turned on the lights.  That's when the Buzzz started, but I didn't connect the dots.
> 
> The light-stand uses a high-frequency electronic-ballast.  Turning it off today yielded a remarkably quiet 40M band.

You're probably going to find this weird, but you have to watch out if 
you use grow lights.  It's not entirely legal but if you live in an area 
with aggressive prosecutors, they fly helicopters over houses and look 
for grow lights with FLIR.  Then they bust down your doors because if 
you're using grow lights, you must be growing something illegal.

It has happened more than once.