I would think you drew some strange looks from the "Black Friday" gang...hi tom wb2qdg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ellington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 5:05 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Walmart Plasma Test
> Today I paid a visit to Walmarts TV department. I brought along my > portable AM radio. While tuned to a spot on the AM BC band, I walked along > the row of dozens of flat screen TVs. There must be at least 50 of them! > Suddenly the noise level jumped to a loud roar. I looked at the 42" set > next to me and sure enough, it was a plasma. I started checking every set. > Every plasma produced the loud QRM while every LCD/LED was quiet. > There are not many plasma sets left but every brand was horrible. > The noise sounds exactly like your typical power line noise but you can > hear the pitch change as the video scene changes. When the screen goes > totally black, like between commercials, the frequency changes greatly. > I ran the little radio around the screen and really couldn't tell that the > QRM was stronger at any given position. > I'm fairly certain now that what I'm hearing on 80m is a plasma tv from my > neighbor. Now I just have to figure out a way to approach them about > replacing it. I may end up buying them one! > Steve N4LQ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
