Re: Live too close to "The Eagle" Yes/No?

[Sven Weil <sven@gord.isdn.lightning.net>]

John Bolduc said:
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> I have a co-worker who lives in Peabody MA, 1.4 miles from WEGQ (93.7). She
> is up on a hill and can clearly see the tower.
> We estimated the field strength for a 34kw ERP at about 400mv per meter at
> her location. The $64k question is, can she get computer speakers (with
> built in amplifiers) that won't pick up the Eagle.
> 
> She has tried putting  ferrite beads on the speaker leads, but with minimal
> effect. Two different sets of speakers show the problem.  A quite expensive
> set from Cambridge SoundWorks, and to a lessser extent, a no name set much
> less expensive speakers.
> 

At the risk of being laughed outta here i would suggest wrapping the
cabinets in tin foil - the metal could provide enough shielding to block
out most of the signal - try several layers.


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