Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Robert Johnson
Another CB radio story. If you remember, the big game was best distance. One operator out in Ohio had attached a linear, a roof antenna with rotor and was talking at quite a distance to someone down in the river valley. With the rotor he could simulate fading and such. He claimed he was mobile

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Ghery Pettit
Your neighbor’s stereo was defective. It isn’t supposed to respond to Chicken Band signals. 😊 73 Ghery, N6TPT From: Scott Douglas Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 7:00 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI Hi Charles, My story is

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Scott Douglas
Hi Charles, My story is somewhat similar. When I was a young lad living in Wisconsin I got hooked on CB radio (before the Hey Good Buddy craze ruined it). I had a 5 channel Johnson Messenger I with a whole 5 watts output and a 1/4 wave dipole on the garage roof. Not satisfied with talking to t

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Pat Lawler
Charles, I remember attending an amateur radio club meeting in the 1970s, and someone brought their new Altair 8080 personal computer - a new device for the tech savvy! His demonstration involved placing an AM radio next to the computer, then toggle-switch programming a long sequence into the com

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Pat Lawler
Hi Charles, One Sunday when my dad was young & attending church with his family, he heard a ragged voice came over the church PA (public address) system saying something to the effect of "Car 54, where are you?" Without breaking a beat, the pastor said "That may be the voice of God, but I sincere

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Doug Powell
Charles, Hope you are well. Although not directly about EMC or laboratory practices and the like, take a look into RF lotions, creams and gels not for ultrasound. For example Facial Radiofrequency Gel with anti-aging RF treatment. I can't exactly tell if they are trying to prevent or enhance RF.

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
http://www.hottconsultants.com/techtips/maxemission.html From: Grasso, Charles [mailto:charles.gra...@dish.com] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 10:49 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI Hi all, I am writing a column internal to my company about the to

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Ken Javor
The landing gear system of P-51s were electrically quite noisy and got into the intercom system. Someone decided that should be cleaned up, and that was accomplished adding various filters to culprits/victims. When the modified planes were test flown the first time, there was an unending stream o

Re: [PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread James Pawson (U3C)
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[PSES] Neat Funny Stories regarding EMI

2018-03-23 Thread Grasso, Charles
Hi all, I am writing a column internal to my company about the topic of EM emissions. Considering the topic(!) I would like to add some humor to keep the reader engaged. I would be grateful if any of you that have humerous stories related to EMI that you would share them with me! Thanks Char