Bobby Boucher
Active member
I would assume that there are a loot of variables in play. Different wiring types and configurations, distance between light fixtures and breakers/coax wires and terminals, house size, population density.. too many for me to know.
End of the day, I would bet that there's just no telling what kind of interference you are putting off without the proper tools. Pretty sure the cable guys are using proper rf spectrum analyzers and not walking around with AM radios to detect the source and strength of the interference. My am radio played fine 10-15' from the ballasts.
Could always order a nice spectrum analyzer on amazon and return it to kohls once you are done with it, and probably should if you run e-ballasts and don't want the cable company showing up with a sheriff..
I should mention that I don't know what tools the field techs actually carry, or if an AM radio test is satisfactory in every other case but my own. My house had a TON of coax running all over the place, along with old redundant phone wires, doorbell cables, etc..
End of the day, I would bet that there's just no telling what kind of interference you are putting off without the proper tools. Pretty sure the cable guys are using proper rf spectrum analyzers and not walking around with AM radios to detect the source and strength of the interference. My am radio played fine 10-15' from the ballasts.
Could always order a nice spectrum analyzer on amazon and return it to kohls once you are done with it, and probably should if you run e-ballasts and don't want the cable company showing up with a sheriff..
I should mention that I don't know what tools the field techs actually carry, or if an AM radio test is satisfactory in every other case but my own. My house had a TON of coax running all over the place, along with old redundant phone wires, doorbell cables, etc..