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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:45:33 -0700, Spurious Response
wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:44:23 -0700, John Larkin wrote: I'd say that "spurious" doesn't even describe the level of noise in that "signal". More like pure trash. The noise floor is about -80 dBm, not bad in the middle of a city. All the other stuff is there on purpose: AM, FM, TV, HDTV, all that. The *content* of most of those signals are certainly trash, but that's another issue. John |
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John Larkin wrote:
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:45:33 -0700, Spurious Response wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:44:23 -0700, John Larkin wrote: I'd say that "spurious" doesn't even describe the level of noise in that "signal". More like pure trash. The noise floor is about -80 dBm, not bad in the middle of a city. All the other stuff is there on purpose: AM, FM, TV, HDTV, all that. The *content* of most of those signals are certainly trash, but that's another issue. Once I had to convince someone that it was indeed AM that got into their gear. So I whipped up a diode thing (always have some Ge diode with me...), connected to the sound card and Rush Limbaugh was heard loud and clear. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com |
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Joerg wrote:
John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:45:33 -0700, Spurious Response wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:44:23 -0700, John Larkin wrote: I'd say that "spurious" doesn't even describe the level of noise in that "signal". More like pure trash. The noise floor is about -80 dBm, not bad in the middle of a city. All the other stuff is there on purpose: AM, FM, TV, HDTV, all that. The *content* of most of those signals are certainly trash, but that's another issue. Once I had to convince someone that it was indeed AM that got into their gear. So I whipped up a diode thing (always have some Ge diode with me...), connected to the sound card and Rush Limbaugh was heard loud and clear. Rush? Always 'Loud', never 'Clear'. ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
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