[NJARC] interference

[Al Schapira]

First determine if the interference is coming from within the house or
from outside.  To do this, use a battery powered AM radio.  Tune the
battery powered AM radio in between stations near the high end of the
dial and listen for the interference.  Then turn off the MAIN breaker to
the house.  If the interference is still heard, it is external, and you
should call your power company.  If you get power from PSE&G, send email
to   "Olson, Gregory L." <Gregory.Olson at pseg.com>  and explain the
situation.

If the interference stops when the main breaker is off, its internal and
you have to turn off every electrical device in the house one at a time
until the interference stops.

Good luck.

	-Al, W2ADS



On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 07:31 -0400, victor bellini wrote:
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> I just finished restoring a 1952 Emerson Model 713 that my father had given 
> to my sister for her 12th birthday and when I brought it to her house in 
> Jersey there was so much static that it would not play. Only in one room in 
> the house did I receive one station. I even tried it outside and same thing. 
> It worked perfectly with incredible reception in my 6 story steal beam condo 
> in Staten Island. Finally I asked if there was a power transformer nearby or 
> high tension power wires etc and the answer was yes there was a power 
> transformer close to the house. Turns out that none of the other radios in 
> the house work very well if at all. Is there anything that one can do to 
> improve reception in a situation like this...A filter etc. The Emerson has 
> an unidirectional loop antenna built in with no place to attach an 
> additional indoor or outdoor antenna but I do not think that that would work 
> anyway. Thanks 
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