On Friday 17 February 2006 22:01, Bill Ricker wrote:
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> [ I heard of someone wrapping himself in aluminum foil to do advanced
> body shield, but the cops questioned him quite a while (post 9/11,
> alas). Not a recommended variation. ]
In the "old days" your neighbor would assume you were a alien
> >It's called "Body Shielding". Your body can act as a shield. Tune the
Yes.
Advanced body shielding involves a secondary conductive shielf. You
put the radio in Pringles can, or other deep open-top conductive case,
antenna up, and using a lanyard (string) to pull up (and let gravity
pull down
>There is a technique that works without going to RadShack or the local
>supermarket for parts... Though, as has been pointed out, it works
>better for AM than FM... but it should work in FM.
>
>It's called "Body Shielding". Your body can act as a shield. Tune the
Beauty! I suspected that
Bill Freeman wrote:
> In either case, however, a strong enough (interfering) signal
>will give no audible change in response over a fairly broad range of
>signal strengths (unless it has an "S meter"). For work close to the
>source, then, you need a means of seriously attenuating the signal
A google search for 89MHz reveals below. Gotta wonder if a fellow geek in
the area is hacking a linux box and leaving running in the open air
(no case). :-\
Can you record the audio and make a wav file? Someone on this list might
be able recognize the 'noise' and narrow the search for its potent
Michael ODonnell writes:
>
> Something near our house has recently started
> generating spectacular amounts of radio intereference
> that's most noticeable around 89MHz. I have no
> portable radio equipment of any kind except a humble
> little $10 handheld with a normal telescoping antenna
> It's also entirely possible that there is a "pirate" broadcaster -
Heh. I'm pretty sure it's not a pirate broadcast station
unlesss their demographic studies indicate there's a market
segment that's fond of the sound of motor noise or arcs
discharging. (And, yes - I realize that the former i
Personally, in that range? I turn the heating fan off in
my car. *Wham* Interferiance is GONE and I can listen to my
NHPR. ;-)On 2/16/06, Michael ODonnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Something near our house has recently startedgenerating spectacular amounts of radio intereferencethat's most n
On Thursday 16 February 2006 09:09 pm, Michael ODonnell wrote:
> Something near our house has recently started
> generating spectacular amounts of radio intereference
> that's most noticeable around 89MHz. I have no
> portable radio equipment of any kind except a humble
> little $10 handheld with
If I were still up in the GNH area, I'd offer to come over and help youout. But, I suspect your best bet would be to find a local amateur("ham") radio club and see if they have some folks who could help youtriangulate the source. It can get into a real can of worms - twootherwise innocent stations
Something near our house has recently started
generating spectacular amounts of radio intereference
that's most noticeable around 89MHz. I have no
portable radio equipment of any kind except a humble
little $10 handheld with a normal telescoping antenna
that seems not to be very directional, or a
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