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AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICES · - Interference to consumer electronics; grounding and bonding

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What sound is heard from an audio device experiencing RF interference from a CW transmitter?

  1. AOn-and-off humming or clicking
  2. BA CW signal at a nearly pure audio frequency
  3. CA chirpy CW signal
  4. DSeverely distorted audio
Why Audio gear doesn't have a receiver's BFO, so it can't turn a CW carrier into a musical tone. What happens is that a nonlinear junction in the audio circuit rectifies the strong RF, and the recovered DC follows the keying envelope of the transmission. The result is a buzz, hum or click that switches on and off in step with the dits and dahs.
Watch out The choice describing a pure audio tone assumes the audio device beats the signal against a local oscillator the way a ham receiver does, which it cannot. Severely distorted or garbled audio is the classic symptom of SSB phone interference, not CW.
No BFO in a stereo: CW comes through as clicks and hum that follow the key, SSB comes through as garbled speech.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  1. G4C01 Which of the following might be useful in reducing RF interference to audio frequency circuits?
  2. G4C02 Which of the following could be a cause of interference covering a wide range of frequencies?
  3. G4C03 What sound is heard from an audio device experiencing RF interference from a single sideband phone transmitte…
  4. G4C04 What sound is heard from an audio device experiencing RF interference from a CW transmitter?
  5. G4C05 What is a possible cause of high voltages that produce RF burns?
  6. G4C06 What is a possible effect of a resonant ground connection?
  7. G4C07 Why should soldered joints not be used in lightning protection ground connections?
  8. G4C08 Which of the following would reduce RF interference caused by common-mode current on an audio cable?
  9. G4C09 How can the effects of ground loops be minimized?
  10. G4C10 What could be a symptom caused by a ground loop in your station's audio connections?
  11. G4C11 What technique helps to minimize RF "hot spots" in an amateur station?
  12. G4C12 Why must all metal enclosures of station equipment be grounded?
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