Music on the phone line.
I have one room in my house where I have 3 different phone lines and numbers
which also are in 3 different jacks (a home phone and 2 business lines). All 3 of them when you pick up the phone and hit a number to stop the dial tone or during a phone call, seem to pick up music or a radio station, very loudly too. This only happens in this room, an ideas on how to fix this or counteract the music? Thank you for your time David |
Music on the phone line.
"kloud9y2k" u39589@uwe wrote in message news:7c273baf54dd6@uwe... I have one room in my house where I have 3 different phone lines and numbers which also are in 3 different jacks (a home phone and 2 business lines). All 3 of them when you pick up the phone and hit a number to stop the dial tone or during a phone call, seem to pick up music or a radio station, very loudly too. This only happens in this room, an ideas on how to fix this or counteract the music? Change the phone? |
Music on the phone line.
On Dec 3, 5:11 pm, "kloud9y2k" u39589@uwe wrote:
I have one room in my house where I have 3 different phone lines and numbers which also are in 3 different jacks (a home phone and 2 business lines). All 3 of them when you pick up the phone and hit a number to stop the dial tone or during a phone call, seem to pick up music or a radio station, very loudly too. This only happens in this room, an ideas on how to fix this or counteract the music? Thank you for your time David May I suggest dancing? |
Music on the phone line.
What is going on here is pretty simple. You must be close to an AM or
FM transmitter. Either a semiconductor part or corroded connection is acting as a rectifier -- "crystal set," if you like. See if there are any clearly corroded connections in the system, especially if you live by any body of water. Here at the Delaware shore I've used a lot of silicon grease on stuff for just that reason. Also see if one telephone is more of a problem than another. /paul W3FIS |
Music on the phone line.
professorpaul wrote:
What is going on here is pretty simple. You must be close to an AM or FM transmitter. Either a semiconductor part or corroded connection is acting as a rectifier -- "crystal set," if you like. See if there are any clearly corroded connections in the system, especially if you live by any body of water. Here at the Delaware shore I've used a lot of silicon grease on stuff for just that reason. Also see if one telephone is more of a problem than another. /paul W3FIS Thank you for the information professorpaul. The house has just been rebuilt so all wiring and materials are brand new. The framing of my house is steel, could this add to the issue? David |
Music on the phone line.
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:35:06 GMT, "kloud9y2k" u39589@uwe wrote:
professorpaul wrote: What is going on here is pretty simple. You must be close to an AM or FM transmitter. Either a semiconductor part or corroded connection is acting as a rectifier -- "crystal set," if you like. See if there are any clearly corroded connections in the system, especially if you live by any body of water. Here at the Delaware shore I've used a lot of silicon grease on stuff for just that reason. Also see if one telephone is more of a problem than another. /paul W3FIS Thank you for the information professorpaul. The house has just been rebuilt so all wiring and materials are brand new. The framing of my house is steel, could this add to the issue? David Swap phones to another room and line. Does the music stay with the phone? If yes, replace the phone. If not, the problem is in the wiring and you'll have to figure out what is going on, such as a loose connection. A capacitor across the line might help too, but I can not tell you the value to use. Maybe a ..01uuf. |
Music on the phone line.
In article 7c273baf54dd6@uwe, "kloud9y2k" u39589@uwe wrote:
when you pick up the phone and hit a number to stop the dial tone or during a phone call, seem to pick up music or a radio station, very loudly too. With the RARE exception of a high-joint (high-resistance fault) on the cable or drop pair, which would affect ALL phones on that line, this is caused by a defective (usually cheap) telephone. Eliminate/disconnect one phone at-a-time until you've isolated the offending set. Good luck. -- :) JR Climb poles and dig holes Have staplegun, will travel |
Music on the phone line.
Jim Redelfs wrote:
In article 7c273baf54dd6@uwe, "kloud9y2k" u39589@uwe wrote: when you pick up the phone and hit a number to stop the dial tone or during a phone call, seem to pick up music or a radio station, very loudly too. With the RARE exception of a high-joint (high-resistance fault) on the cable or drop pair, which would affect ALL phones on that line, this is caused by a defective (usually cheap) telephone. Eliminate/disconnect one phone at-a-time until you've isolated the offending set. Good luck. He's got three lines, three phones, and it only happens in one room. It isn't the telset. -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
Music on the phone line.
"Joseph Meehan" wrote:
I might add one more thing. Make sure your grounds are all good. There are no grounds on the telephone system in a home. Other objects, such as the steel framing, won't affect the phone lines by being grounded or not. (Interesting question you pose though, about if they should be grounded or not. I'd assume yes, but I don't have any idea if that is so or not.) I wonder how grounding the frame would fit into this and if it should be grounded or if it should not be grounded by code or best practices. I have never worked with steel framing. "kloud9y2k" u39589@uwe wrote in message news:7c273baf54dd6@uwe... I have one room in my house where I have 3 different phone lines and numbers which also are in 3 different jacks (a home phone and 2 business lines). All 3 of them when you pick up the phone and hit a number to stop the dial tone or during a phone call, seem to pick up music or a radio station, very loudly too. This only happens in this room, an ideas on how to fix this or counteract the music? Thank you for your time David -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
Music on the phone line.
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Music on the phone line.
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"Joseph Meehan" wrote: I believe (at least in my area) the outdoor box where the homeowner's lines connect to the providers lines has an earth ground requirement. All protectors are (supposed to be) grounded. The latest practice is 10-gauge solid copper of minimum length to the premises' multi-grounded neutral system. I have no idea off hand if any ground is carried into the home. Not anymore. It was YEARS ago, but only to facilitate multi-party ringing service and, later, a dial-light circuit. I don't know if the phone chassis used those grounds or not. -- :) JR |
Music on the phone line.
Jim Redelfs wrote:
In article , (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote: He's got three lines I have lost count of the number of customers that I have queried about the number of PHONES in the residence and were told they have 6 lines or 7 lines when, in fact, they have 6 or 7 EXTENSIONS. Many customers don't know the difference between a "line" and an "extension". I now ask how many phone NUMBERS they have. I have yet to run afoul of a Distinctive Ring customer and that question. Three LINES in a residence is very unusual these days. It isn't the telset. OK, if you say so. Here's what the OP said: "I have one room in my house where I have 3 different phone lines and numbers which also are in 3 different jacks (a home phone and 2 business lines)." Pretty clear. I'd expect he's in the practice of accurate descriptions; he gave the whole scenario in 6 or 7 lines! -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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