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to: RICHARD WEBB
from: DAVE HALLIDAY
date: 1996-01-23 11:06:00
subject: radio interference proble

RW>Hi Dave,
Hi Richard!
RW>DH> What is happening ( obviously ) is that the radio signal is
  >DH> getting into the amp and is being rectified somewhere and
  >DH> the resultant audio is coming through the speakers.
RW>Going to try some bypass capacitors, see if that helps.  I've told him to
  >replace all of those ac plugs with real 3 prong plugs, as some bozo told 
him
  >just snip off the 3rd prongs years ago. Bozo happens to be our local music
  >store guru.
OK - the bypass caps might cause high-frequency loss though if they are
too big.  The guitar circuitry is high-impedance and therefore much more
susceptible to such things...  You might also want to visit a ham radio
or general communications store if there is one in your area. There are
things called Ferrite Beads which can be applied to wires to choke off
any RF coming through them.
RW>DH> I would try to narrow it down to the component level - amp,
  >DH> cord and guitar...
RW>DH> Try plugging the guitar into your bass players amp ( or the
  >DH> PA amp. ) using the same cord.
RW>Some good thoughts.  See  what we can do by getting him to replace those 
end
  >and go from there.  Some good suggestions, and well thought out.  Tnx.
Check it out - it could be a bad solder joint in the cable or the jack
and you don't want to spend the time tearing thing apart before you
know exactly where the problem lies.
TTYL - Dave
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