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

Showing 1 response by elizabeth

The person using CB is overcranking (illegally) their unit.
Not much you can do to them. But for yourself:
Move the interconnectes a little. place some metal over them, and ground it to the AC wall ground.
(Cheapest version is cut a tin can so you have two half cylinders. drill a hole in each part, stich wire on each, get a wall plug and wire to only the ground pin. Plug in wall. Place half cylinders over wires..
Move them around when CB is playing.. see if it can stop the input.
The can halves would be a stopgap solution which might work.
If it does, then that would be all you need.
If it does not. then the problem may be in the phono box.

Trying to isolate the parts from airborn RFI.. Some part of the pre phono output is picking up the info.. Wires, metal parts. cart..
So you want to block the RFI from getting into the parts.
Metal is the best. a copper screen can work too. (also want to ground it)

I had CD radio coming it when i had rear surround wires lined up on wall. When I changed them to a diferent location.. it went away. It was startling! Suddenly this loud crap over my stereo!