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Mobile (or Cell Phone) interferance with audio equipment has always been an issue regardless of quality (though higher quality items seem to reduce the effect somewhat).Quote:Originally Posted by Boudicca
If its a station on Short, Long Wave or Medium wave there is always a good chance you can pick these stations up. Often local stations just block them out. I used to listen to Radio Moscow and Voice of America from a tiny multi-band set I had. Nothing new.
If have a decent "long wire", you can in the right conditions pick up stations anywhere on the planet but you are more likely to pick up taxi just outside your window
The reason you pick it up in the first place, is that cheap power supplies and cheap audio circuits often do not have any filtering and a set of powered speakers can just act as a radio receiver. e.g Mobile Phone noises when your phone is trying to connect to a Cell Tower.
For more info check out. Harmonics, "Skip" and the Ionosphere.
I am surprised that if it is a quality issue, to pick up LW, MW and SW stuff from around the world on something made by Logitec which I thought was a decent company is a surprise.
Though I do think the radio stuff is helped by living in a part of the UK nearest to France.
Thanks for the responces guys, is clear now why I got this issue, I find the signals quite interesting actually.
Posted 02-08-2010 at 07:59 PM by tokyoracer 
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OK, now THAT'S not right...
If its a station on Short, Long Wave or Medium wave there is always a good chance you can pick these stations up. Often local stations just block them out. I used to listen to Radio Moscow and Voice of America from a tiny multi-band set I had. Nothing new.Quote:Originally Posted by tokyoracer
But im in the UK, how am I picking up stations across the pond?
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If have a decent "long wire", you can in the right conditions pick up stations anywhere on the planet but you are more likely to pick up taxi just outside your window
The reason you pick it up in the first place, is that cheap power supplies and cheap audio circuits often do not have any filtering and a set of powered speakers can just act as a radio receiver. e.g Mobile Phone noises when your phone is trying to connect to a Cell Tower.
For more info check out. Harmonics, "Skip" and the Ionosphere.Posted 02-07-2010 at 09:15 AM by Boudicca
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OK, now THAT'S not right...
But im in the UK, how am I picking up stations across the pond?Quote:Originally Posted by Ilwrath
Picking up AM signals crystal radio style on poorly designed sound systems.
As a kid growing up in the shadow of Detroit, I remember 760AM showing up in all sorts of unexpected places. WJR - "The Great Voice of the Great Lakes" It was one of the old stations designated as a National Emergency Broadcast Station, so it was allowed a much stronger signal than anything else near me.
I wonder if they still have those exceptions for certain stations...
Plus just to point out my speaker set is a Logitec one so not exacly complete tat.Posted 02-05-2010 at 09:39 AM by tokyoracer
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OK, now THAT'S not right...
Picking up AM signals crystal radio style on poorly designed sound systems.
As a kid growing up in the shadow of Detroit, I remember 760AM showing up in all sorts of unexpected places. WJR - "The Great Voice of the Great Lakes" It was one of the old stations designated as a National Emergency Broadcast Station, so it was allowed a much stronger signal than anything else near me.
I wonder if they still have those exceptions for certain stations...Posted 02-05-2010 at 07:43 AM by Ilwrath
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