Georgina, Just to be clear, I don't intend on moving their wires. The routing of my DSL line was something they do if requested rather than making it available to all phone jacks. They also put in a higher quality cable to carry the DSL/phone signal and they did that to partly address my problem. I did complain once and had them out again and showed them the problem. Even though I showed interference on a local AM station, they saw some of my equipment and assumed I was being more fussy about AM reception than was reasonable. Your caution regarding moving their wires is a good one and I am careful of that. It probably is a choke problem or something that is not in their system directly.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where Hello, I advised complaining not just because it is likely to be cheaper for you as the end user. But depending upon your contract. Such equipment is the property of those who provide you with the service. They are providing you with a substandard service and they are in breach of their contract with you. By all means fit chokes yourself if it fixes it then fine. But remember if they call for some reason ensure you remove them otherwise you might be accused of causing the fault or damage to their property. They are probably not bothered but just be mindful of such potential events. It is certainly worth taking issue with them. Arguing that when you disconnect the problem goes away. They cannot argue with that. Good luck. > On 2 Aug 2020, at 01:48, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am already all filtered up in terms of DSL. For one thing, to try to avoid > this very problem, my DSL line is separated from my phone lines at the box > outside the house, and the DSL line runs to my modem. However, to play it > safe, I did put filters on the phone line to be extra careful. I suspect > something strange is happening that I will find eventually, possibly a choke > on the right device. Thanks. > > Best regards, > > Steve Jacobson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Georgina > Joyce > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 2:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Maybe for this group or if not...where > > Hello, > > Have you considered complaining and asking them to supply some filters? > > Regards, > > >> On 1 Aug 2020, at 18:04, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom >> Kaufman >> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 11:36 AM >> To: [email protected] >> 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Steve Jacobson >> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2020 12:18 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Georgina >> Joyce >> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 12:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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 >>> <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > 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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