In <[log in to unmask]>, on 07/06/99 at 02:32 PM, "Changhsu P. Liu" <[log in to unmask]> said: >Here is a strange problem I'd like to get rid of. I recently >bought a microphone for my computer at home. Now, everytime I >turn on the microphone (it has a on-off button), my computer >would pick up a radio channel and it broadcasts thru my speaker. >If I turn the microphone off, then it's OK. I cannot really use >it for recording, since it picks up radio. This same thing >happens to my phone. If I push the hangup button half way, I >would hear the same radio channel. If I release the button, I >don't hear anything. Any suggestions? >Thanks for the help, >Changhsu Liu >[log in to unmask] You are probably living very close to a radio transmitter. You might be able to use a low impedance mike if you can find one. Some (high quality, $$) have better cabling. If the station you are picking up is commercial, you are pretty much out of luck, but if it's your neighbor's ham or CB rig, go have a chat with her/him. It might be possible for them to reorient the antenna, cut power, etc. jan lambert ----------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------- The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]