In my case...especially since last September when I got new satellite dish equipment, it's especially bad, for there's just no "getting away from the noise and interference that...even the television set emits! Tom Kaufman
-----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of JM Casey Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2020 5:59 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where I was never able to pick up far away AM stations in the city .. maybe sometimes late at night. It works much better out there a ways, such as where my mum lives. Picking up stations from Chicago at 3 AM in the early 90s, even with all the faintness and hissing noise, was pretty cool. Now though? I admit I just can use the internet to pick up stations from *anywhere* and I haven't actually turned on a radio in a long time. AM transmissions seem to have a potentially long range, but are easily wrecked by the kind of noise caused by everything around the urban landscape. I can only imagine how much worse it is now with all the domestic devices in one's home that emit radio signals. -----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: August 2, 2020 1:57 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where Steve and list: Well a time was that I could actually listen to WSM (from Nashville, Tennessee) on that stereo; but no more as my modem pretty much wipes that out as the interference is strong toward that end of the AM band! I examined that loop thing and found that I cannot even find where the other end of that "chain" thing that it is connected to ends as it goes underneath of the next shelf of my entertainment system! As I stated in my earlier message, I can turn that little square loop thing, but as soon as I let go of it, it'll just flip back to where it was! Besides, I can listen to most of those far-away stations easily enough on either my Amazon devices or on the computer these days! Tom Kaufman! -----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2020 1:04 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where 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 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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