radio signals

[elavate7]

has anyones amp or cab pick up radio signals???? is this normal?? if not, how do i eliminate it?

[M0ses]

Search "shielding"

[elavate7]

Originally Posted by M0ses

Search "shielding"

thanks! i was trying to figure out what that was!

[calebbarton]

tube amps sometimes do it. I have had SS amps do it too........if you wire an input jack incorrectly, your instrument can become an antenna. Those, ofcorse pickup many radio frequencies.

[jnewmark]

You can also buy something called a " choke ", which clamps on to your cable and eliminates RFI. I think Radio Shack sells them.

[billfitzmaurice]

The usual culprits are unshielded high impedance pickups and poorly shielded instrument cables, but amps with a chassis that doesn't fully enclose the innards, like old Fenders for instance, also can act as receivers. Mainly it happens when there's a radio transmission tower within a few hundred yards.

[KramerBassFan]

Playing a gig within five hundred feet of a thousand or so watt college radio station can be difficult too.

[miner49er11]

Try another instrument cable, or two. Yours might have a "weak" spot in the shield, or a poor cable end/plug connection.

[elavate7]

Originally Posted by miner49er11

Try another instrument cable, or two. Yours might have a "weak" spot in the shield, or a poor cable end/plug connection.

you know what, i didnt think to do that, thanks. i thought it was either the amp, cab, of speaker cable. but i will definately switch out if that problem continues.