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Old 02-26-2006 | 10:35 PM
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Default RE: Is noise really the problem....?

ORIGINAL: cyclops2

BINGO!!!

I now know why people near our fields complain.

No plane excedes the DB limit. True. Times 6 of them up there is, 6 X louder and being high up spreads the noise over the noise absorbing trees and bushes.

Duuh. How do we solve that part of the problem Boss ?

cyclops2-

The sound sources (different models) are uncorrelated. In that case, each doubling in the number of sources increases the resultant level by 3 dB, assuming the different sources are equal in level. For six sources, that works out to a resultant about 8 dB greater than each contributing source. It is important to consider this in calculating the sound levels your club site as a whole is emitting. A club noise abatement rule should include the number of models allowed to operate simultaneously.

Abel

p.s.: Re www.nonoise.org, consider it a valued resource, even if you only view it in the "know thine enemy" sense. There is a lot of useful info in and linked to that site that can help you get along with neighbors, and if necessary to mount a defense against unreasonable ones.