[Elecraft] OT: cyrpto RX

[SidShusterman]

Before this thread gets stopped, as it should, my personal experience 
was living 1/2 block away from WPEN's transmitter in Philadelphia. I was 
amazed to hear WPEN coming out of our stove and toaster. True story. 
Shortly thereafter I became KN3SME.
73,
Sid

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Reports like that from a number of people have spanned at least half a
> century that I know of and seem quite true. Usually they are about people
> bothered by "talking" in their mouth or head caused by a filling rectifying
> a nearby AM radio station.
> 
> It seems to me I saw more of such reports in the 50's and 60's than lately.
> I wonder if that's because mercury amalgam is not commonly used by many
> dentists today, and most old fillings have deteriorated and been replaced? 
> 
> It is a reminder that poor contacts just about anywhere near an RF field can
> cause bizarre effects producing RFI problems, whether it's in the mercury
> amalgam, a loose bolt or a poorly soldered connection in or near an antenna.
> 
> Ron AC7AC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:32 AM
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> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: cyrpto RX
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> http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v206/n6/full/sj.bdj.2009.218.html
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