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- From: tchannon@black.demon.co.uk (Tim Channon)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!black!tchannon
- Subject: Radar Detectors, and Radar Detector Detectors
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- References: <1992Jul28.081721.7020@apricot.co.uk>
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- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 23:00:47 +0000
- Message-ID: <712364447snx@black.demon.co.uk>
- Sender: usenet@gate.demon.co.uk
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- > I understand, and this may well be completely apocryphal rumour, that
- > British TV's must emit a *minimum* amount of IF specifically so they
- > can be detected by detector vans. I understand that there are ways
- > (that have been printed in passim amateur electonics magazines) to
- > 'shut your TV' up. I assume these involve shielding (baking foil) around
- > the inside of the rear case of the receiver and inserting a high pass
- > filter in your antenna feed. Has anybody got some more concrete info-
- > rmation on this?
- >
- No self respecting designer would do such a thing apart from the dire side
- effects. Modern design using saw's ic's etc. has very little that could
- significantly radiate. I minimise, ground, shield, I have to with computers
- and digital audio in the same box as the rf/if.
-
- Thought about the line oscillator and power circuits generally? Radiate like
- mad.
-
- TC.
- E-mail: tchannon@black.demon.co.uk or tchannon@cix.compulink.co.uk
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