SV: [ICOM] Display interference issues

[Michael P. Olbrisch]

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> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of N9QQB
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:24 PM
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: Re: SV: [ICOM] Display interference issues
> 
> What I'd like to see someone try is to take the plastic 
> housing off a cheap 
> monitor that causes birdies and spray the inside with many 
> thin coats of 
> some sort of paint with lots of metallic content. Maybe a 
> chrome, brass, or 
> copper colored spray paint from the hardware store has actual 
> metal in it. 
> I wonder if it'd work.

It works, although I used a paint specifically made for the purpose.  And
with a little care and masking, the overspray isn't a problem either.

Mike.  KD9KC
El Paso, TX.