Base station crap

by **adam** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:34 am

can anybody please tell me in technical terms why my radio goes nuts sometimes when my phone changes base towers even when it is off?

edit: when the radio is off, not the phone :oops:

by **gtspec** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:26 am

you mean crazy like this noise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23rdefO4gBU

by **tangcla** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:35 am

Like static?
That's normal, phone interference.

When the radio's off, the amp is still on (at least it is with the Mcintosh) that's why you're hearing something even with the radio off.

by **Ric** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:37 am

As Clarence said. Where exactly is your phone when this is happening?

by **adam** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:58 am

yes gtspec, that crazy noise.
thanks clarence and ric, i haven't really noticed if my phone is in a certain spot in the car when it happens. i'll try and experiment a little.

by **gtspec** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:50 am

yeh i get the same thing happen in my car.. usually when my phone is in the cup holders (centre console)

this happens with alot of different applicances.. no idea why thou..

by **Ric** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:58 am

gtspec wrote:this happens with alot of different applicances.. no idea why thou..

All GSM phones do it. It happens whenever they are talking to a base station.
It is because the radio transmitter in your phone is only transmitting briefly for 1/200th of a second every second. This can induce 200Hz interference in adjacent wiring.
(CDMA phones transmitted continuously, but at a lower power, so they didn't do it. I'm not sure if G3 is the same as GSM in this respect.)

by **gtspec** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:01 pm

thanks Ric.. learn something new everyday :lol:

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