Re: [IRCA] Touch Lamp

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Does the touch lamp QSL? :-)

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Patrick Martin wrote:
> Greetings;
> 
> I was given a Christmas Present a touch lamp. Yes, even a DXer gets
> something other than what they want. However, this was an interesting
> gift, as I would never buy one myself, but it gave me a chance to check
> one out in the house.  I first thought with it off, it would not present
> any problems, as I never heard any noise from it, so I thought. At full
> brightness, the noise was low, but in the middle positions, it is very
> noisy. It is a bed stand lamp. So I thought, I would just use it to get
> into bed and turn it off to listen to the radio. I listen to KKOH or KGO
> generally at night. Well, all has been fine the last 2 months, until
> today I noticed on the R8, the complete other side of the house, this
> terrible carrier from 1565 to 1585. Completely wiping out KCVR-1570 and
> KGAL-1580. This carrier was S-7 or 8. It seems I have heard a bit of
> noise there anyway, but I had not noticed much, until today. Well, I
> hooked up my signal generator as my transmitter to rebroadcast 1570 and
> grabbed the S350, and tuned in the signal. I went to the bedroom to
> check out the touch lamp, thinking it might be it. I touched the lamp
> and the pitch of the carrier changed. I reached behind the bed and
> unplugged the lamp, and immediatately the carrier was gone. Infact the
> over all noise level in the house dropped. There seemed to be some sort
> of low level hash behind some weak stations during the day I could not
> put my finger on. Well, the touch lamp is in the closet on the shelf and
> the regular old bed lamp with the regular bulb is back.
> I have it a chance. It is a nice lamp too. It is shame they put out so
> much garbage.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> 
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