Re: [ARSCLIST] FM reception way back when

[Lou Judson <inaudio@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah yes, the sound of people drilling down the street - a distinctive  
whirring that went up and down with the speed of the drills...

Later better gear did nto get that sound any more.
<L>
Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
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On Oct 5, 2008, at 9:59 PM, David Lennick wrote:

> Anyone remember similar experiences to this? I'm just listening to  
> a tape made in 1960 (I recorded it, in fact) off the CBC's FM  
> station in Toronto, and while the quality is excellent and free  
> from interference, every so often there's a brief series of  
> clicks..because someone elsewhere in the house changed the  
> television channel.
>
> We were a family of tape fiends. Schedules were noted..taping off  
> AM was even worse, since light switches, television, running the  
> dishwasher, opening the fridge, just about anything involving  
> electricity would cause clicks, buzzing, static, whistle etc. As my  
> mother frequently replied, "I can't pee in the dark."
>
> dl