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CB Radio interference

Hey ya'll, im livin' in brooklyn NY. Anybody ever get dudes talking on CB radio coming through the phono amp? always at about 6pm im playing tunes on the TT and i get a faint conversation in CB code over laying my music! anyone else in a metropolis ever get this and if so, is there a solution other than not listening to Lp's a 6pm + or - an hour?
phduncanson
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casey33
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I had the same problem about 20 years ago.The offending party lived about a block away.Fortunately he died.I still say I had nothing to do with that.You could check phono stage tubes to see if they are microphonic.I use 6dj8 which tend towards that problem.
zd542
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Now you know why the rents are cheaper in Brooklyn. What kind of building do you live in? Is it pre war?
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jfrech
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These can be tough issues to trouble shoot. The above posters offer some
good suggestions. Sometimes you gotta move (...yeah I know)

One question...is the phono stage next to a window? That may
"leak" RFI more so than a wall...

You might try something like this...several vendors have versions of this:

http://www.newark.com/ferrishield/sf005pcn-ca/emi-rfi-shielding-fabric-
82db/dp/02M1762

I just googled rfi shielding ... here's a rfi tent ;)

http://www.fine-silver-productsnet.com/70te24inx24i.html
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