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to: BILL CHEEK
from: DOUG BRYCE
date: 1996-08-22 20:52:00
subject: Re: WinRadio Coming!

Hey Bill:
-=> Quoting Bill Cheek to Michael Black <=-
 BC> Yo! Michael:
 BC> WinRadio is very well shielded, as a matter of fact.  The actual radio
 BC> section look a lot like a shielded compartment inside a base scanner.
 BC> Except it's heavy.  Very heavy.  Like a tank.
With that much shielding, does it still 'fit' into a single slot in
the computer?  Or is it one of these that plugs into a single slot,
but 'hangs out' so far that it blocks another one?
 BC> But I hadn't connected the antenna yet!  My
 BC> other radios never detect WWV without the antenna connected.
 BC> Of course, I always keep the case off that computer, so perhaps some
 BC> signal got into the back side of the BNC connector.    The
As a matter of idle curiosity, it would be interesting to put the case
on and see what happens with no antenna .
 BC> Right off, I don't see a computer noise problem.  And that was once my
 BC> main concern.
Sounds interesting so far, Bill...and *I* look forward to your 'full
report'.  It's starting to look better than one would expect,
considering the working environment
Doug
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