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My home-brew Z-80 system, with dozens of unterminated copper traces wiggling rail-to-rail square waves at 5 volts in an unshielded cabinet, wiped out TV recepti
by kabdib 8y ago
My home-brew Z-80 system, with dozens of unterminated copper traces wiggling rail-to-rail square waves at 5 volts in an unshielded cabinet, wiped out TV reception with herringbone patterns for a couple houses around. It was the 1970s, nobody knew it was me, practically nobody had computers at home or the knowledge of electronics to make the connection.
Ironically I could turn it on today and no one would notice (unless it totally wiped out wifi, which seems unlikely).
- rini17 8y agoMaybe wireless car keys. People would notice they are jammed, one time it did happen to me and neighbors. But I think the perpetrator was not caught. Also, FM/AM radio is still widely used.
- jacquesm 8y ago> FM/AM radio is still widely used. But not nearly as wide as it used to be. The bands from LW all the way to 108MHz were absolutely crammed with stations. I got one of my sons a second hand world radio set and it is actually pretty barren on most wavelengths.