Hello, Have you considered complaining and asking them to supply some filters?
Regards, > On 1 Aug 2020, at 18:04, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacob...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Tom, > > Agreed completely. I had a sudden increase perhaps a month ago in the > interference I am getting on the AM band from my DSL service. The phone > company must have changed something either with the phone lines outside or > with the DSL settings. While I know there is always DSl interference along > the wires carrying the DSL signal, it is also getting radiated from the AC > lines as well. I can't figure out how it is getting into those circuits. > > I have a tuner with one of those little square loops and I made a larger loop > on a piece of cardboard and added a length of cable so I could move it around > more. That really helped me escape some interference until this new DSL > problem started. I still like to look for long distance AM reception > especially during the winter evenings, and this interference really decreases > my ability to do that. > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 11:36 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where > > Steve and list: It's amazing to think of just how many things we have > around the house that generate noise; things that we "have" to have to help > us function, such as our phones (cordless or otherwise) chargers, > modems...etc.! My cable modem really reeks habic with my AM radio; my > stereo system is back here; so is my modem! So there's not a lot I can do > about that! Problem is that this modem definitely does create noise on the > AM band! So since I can't pick up and move my stereo, there's just not a > lot I can do about it! I can position that little antenna that is hooked > into my stereo and hold it there with my hand, thus, it does help with the > noise! Problem is, as soon as I remove my hand, then it goes right back to > the position where it picks up the noise, so there's just no real "getting > away from it!" > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Steve > Jacobson > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2020 12:18 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where > > Georgina, > > If I take my cordless phone and put it near an AM radio, I find that it > generates a good bit of digital noise across the entire AM band, but there > are oscillations that occur here and there that are stronger than the > general noise. I would guess that on his system, one of those stronger > oscillations happens to hit WBBM. Unfortunately, it is all a bunch of > guesswork on my part and there is a lot we don't know about his system. I > might be totally wrong. I am struggling with a problem with noise and > interference on the AM band in my house which is very hard to track down, so > there might be something more to this problem as well. > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 12:08 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where > > Hello Steve, > URRRRR, shows you how long since I listened and took note of the AM band. > Whoops. At least someone is there to put me right. Found it interesting that > other radio stations perhaps not on AM did not suffer in the same way. > > Regards, >> On 31 Jul 2020, at 16:55, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacob...@outlook.com> > wrote: >> >> Since the radio station is 780 KHZ, it is likely that the interference is > not caused by the frequency used by the phone, but that it is getting > interference from the digital circuits in the phone. Usually this happens > if your radio is close to the answering system or that you have placed the > wireless headphones near your radio. If neither is the case, check to see > if the cords running to the answer machine might be passing close to your > radio. Gina is right that an external antenna probably would correct this, > but moving the answering machine or making sure your headphones are not near > the radio should help. If you keep your headphones in a charger when they > are not being used, check to be sure the cord to the charger does not run > close to the radio. Making sure the radio is plugged into a different > outlet from the answering machine or any headphone chargers might be worth > trying as well. If your radio has a separate square loop antenna, moving > that around can make a big difference as well. >> >> I live in Minnesota but listen to WBBM occasionally, and I have heard them > announce that they are also on FM on 105.9. You might be able to avoid this > by trying the FM frequency instead. I do not know if the coverage of the FM > frequency reaches you, though, but it might be worth checking. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve Jacobson >> >>> On 31 Jul 2020, at 03:47, Morey Worthington <worthing...@wi.rr.com > <mailto:worthing...@wi.rr.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Evening all. >>> >>> This is a audio related question, but has to do with a certain radio > station and a wireless cell phone. >>> >>> >>> I live North of Chicago Il. and listen to a ceertain powerful all news > station on AM (WBBM 780). We have a phone answering system with 3 wireless > headsets. >>> >>> If If I am listening to the Chicago station and the phone starts ringing, > usually for the wife, a loud whisteling noise happens and stays there till > the call is finished. This only happens on this one station . I have tried > unplugging radio, the phone system, but no change. If I change the radio > station to another, all is well. I have tried moving the direction of radio, > it is a digital one, with nothing any different. >>> >>> I am really sorry to ask this group about my issue, but it is audio > related. If not for this group, can someone , maybe, give me direction on > where to turn?? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Morey Worthington >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Georgina >> >> >> Call: M0EBP >> DMR ID: 2346259 >> Allstar: 52178 >> Locater: IO83PS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Georgina > > > Call: M0EBP > DMR ID: 2346259 > Allstar: 52178 > Locater: IO83PS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Georgina Call: M0EBP DMR ID: 2346259 Allstar: 52178 Locater: IO83PS -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3509): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3509 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/75900520/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
