neve...@comcast.net wrote (in 
<083120050359.15859.43152B06000C800700003DF32206999735CECE020A900A02@comc
ast.net>) about 'Analog telephone - RF field susceptible', on Wed, 31 
Aug 2005:

>Electret microphones, actually a transistor in the mic, can also be 
>susceptible. The handset cable picks up the field, delivers RF to the 
>mic, where it gets demodulated, and then the demodulated audio noise is 
>fed back to the mic circuit on the phone.

Electret microphone capsules with an internal by-pass capacitor are now 
manufactured for this reason.
-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
Deadlines are 90% of deadliness.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk


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