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   Phil Hobbs to Chris K-Man   
   Re: Radio Reception - Massive Electrical   
   19 Jul 22 16:08:27   
   
   From: pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net   
      
   Chris K-Man wrote:   
   > Hi!   
   >   
   > I just moved to an apartment and wanted to keep my radio in the bathroom,   
   same as I did in the last place I lived.   
   >   
   > Only problem with this place is that the main electrical drop to the   
   building is right outside my bathroom wall, interfering with FM/AM reception.   
   >   
   > Is there anything I can do to alleviate this - putting a noise filter on the   
   radio power cord, etc??   
   >   
   > Right at the frequency of an AM I've been listening to for years, is a loud   
   combination buzz/screeching sound.   
   >   
      
   Maybe a variable-frequency drive for an induction motor in some HVAC   
   blower.  Those things are super bad news.  Or it might just be a whole   
   building full of SMPSes.   
      
   Cheers   
      
   Phil Hobbs   
      
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