On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:11:00 -0800, Ron wrote:

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I read somewhere that something vaguely similar happened here in
Portland about thirty years ago when an organ at some local church
started picking up weird signals, but this is a little *too* weird. ;-
(

Ron

It most likely the recorder was picking up stray signals from some
transmitter in your vicinity.

As for the repeated hello's the person was likely testing his transmitter
on an open air connection.

Since CB's arent licensed nor required to be hooked to an outdoor antenna
anyone even your next door neighbor could be the culprit and it's not
necessarily a fixed station it could be someone with an Illegal high power
mobile amplifier who was close enough to overload your recorder.

The signal didn't have to enter by the microphone either it could have
found a corroded or loose connection within the amplifier assembly and
been strong enough to obliterate your input. One highly likely spot is the
play /record switch which is very subject to poor contacts and corrosion.

Gnack