[RFI] RFI Digest, Vol 79, Issue 2

[Chuck Catledge]

It *sounds* very much like the noise I hear that comes from a cordless phone
charger at various areas from 160 up throught at least the FM broadcast
band.  Mine is repetitive though at about a 2 second interval.  I presume
you've switched off circuit breakers while listening.  If not, that would be
my first suggestion.

Chuck, AE4CW

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>    1. Looking for ideas about yet another noise source
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> From: "Christopher E. Brown" <cbrown at woods.net>
> Subject: [RFI] Looking for ideas about yet another noise source
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> Attempting to track down a bothersome very intermittant noise and looking
> for some ideas.  Don't have a decent way to record it, but may need to set
> something up if I cannot make headway.
> 
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> Noise is pulse, appears on at least 80-20, strength higher around 20.
> 
> On the lower freqs, it is more of a static rush but time compressed, it is
> also seemingly random, twice in 5 seconds, nothing for 40 sec, once, and
> so on.  Seems to be there almost any time of the day or night.
> 
> I would think static dischard or random arcing, but on 20m the sound is
> very un-arc like, thing what would happen if you mixed a high pitched
> "beep" with someone saying "quip".
> 
> 
> It would not be so bothersome, but on 20 the pulses are often +40 or so,
> and screw with the AGC and generally make listening to weak signals on the
> headphones unpleasant.
> 
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> 
> I would assume this was some sore of pule charger or similar, but it
> _never_ displays any kind of pattern.
> 
> I would think intermittant arc except for the sound on 20m.
> 
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> Has me thrown and looking for ideas.
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