JackinMichigan
Well Known Member
We have AeroLED nav/strobe combos on both wingtips and the tail, and when I turn them on I'm getting significant receiver interference over the radios. I have no idea if my transmissions are similarly effected, but I'm getting it over the entire band from 118 to 136 and from all three locations.
The lights are wired with shielded and grounded cables. Today we tried clamping ferrite noise filters in various locations, wrapping the wires in tin foil, and eventually wrapping the entire fixtures in tin foil till no light can be seen. Nothing seems to eliminate it, although some things seem to make it slightly less severe. We also have LED landing lights out on the wingtips and they don't interfere at all. When it's just the strobes you can actually hear them flashing over the radio.
The only time I wasn't hearing this interference was when we disconnected the antennas from the belly, and we were able to communicate (barely) thru a hand held radio from a couple feet away. That transmission seemed to be interference free.
We're out of ideas. Anybody have this problem or know how we can fix it?
The lights are wired with shielded and grounded cables. Today we tried clamping ferrite noise filters in various locations, wrapping the wires in tin foil, and eventually wrapping the entire fixtures in tin foil till no light can be seen. Nothing seems to eliminate it, although some things seem to make it slightly less severe. We also have LED landing lights out on the wingtips and they don't interfere at all. When it's just the strobes you can actually hear them flashing over the radio.
The only time I wasn't hearing this interference was when we disconnected the antennas from the belly, and we were able to communicate (barely) thru a hand held radio from a couple feet away. That transmission seemed to be interference free.
We're out of ideas. Anybody have this problem or know how we can fix it?