Receiving radio signals on my PC !?!

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More than once I've thought I could hear faint voices, like a radio orTV in
the next room. But than I heard them when no one was in that room. Then I
thought I was ready for the funny farm.

Finally I discovered there was the faint sound of a voice coming from my
speakers. Turning the volume up did not increase the loudness of the voice,
so I had to listen very closely. Good God, I was hearing Scripture! Oh, no,
it must be a sign - probably that I was spending too much time on my
computer.

After listening closely I learned that it was a religious radio station
(WHRI) in South Bend, Indiana.Wow! I'm in New Jersey, with a dial-up
connection, and my computer chooses to listen to The Word.

Anyone else ever experience this?

Lois

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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:34:18 -0400, "Lois G." <legalois10pounds@erols.com>
wrote:

>More than once I've thought I could hear faint voices, like a radio orTV in
>the next room. But than I heard them when no one was in that room. Then I
>thought I was ready for the funny farm.
>
>Finally I discovered there was the faint sound of a voice coming from my
>speakers. Turning the volume up did not increase the loudness of the voice,
>so I had to listen very closely. Good God, I was hearing Scripture! Oh, no,
>it must be a sign - probably that I was spending too much time on my
>computer.
>
>After listening closely I learned that it was a religious radio station
>(WHRI) in South Bend, Indiana.Wow! I'm in New Jersey, with a dial-up
>connection, and my computer chooses to listen to The Word.
>
>Anyone else ever experience this?
>
>Lois
>

Hi Lois:
Not quite the same, but:

I was working for the local telephone company (Bell Canada) and was often called
on to place filters in telephones in Mississauga (just West of Toronto ON) .
The transmitter towers of Canada's strongest radio station (CFRB-1010 AM) were
located there, and the signal could be clearly heard on telephones in the area.
Also, when the GO train (local commuter train) was within a mile or so of the
towers, the signal would come over the train's PA system.
If you were close enough with your car, you would hear the signal on your car's
radio, regardless which station it was actually tuned to.
I heard (but it was never proven AFAIK) that the radio signal was heard coming
from a kitchen sink.

So, what's happening to you is not that unusual.
However: give it a good listen. Perhaps your computer is smarter than many
people "to listen to The Word".

Cheers!

John <><

A wise monkey is a monkey who doesn't monkey
with an other monkey's monkey.

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Lois G. wrote:
> More than once I've thought I could hear faint voices, like a radio orTV in
> the next room. But than I heard them when no one was in that room. Then I
> thought I was ready for the funny farm.
>
> Finally I discovered there was the faint sound of a voice coming from my
> speakers. Turning the volume up did not increase the loudness of the voice,
> so I had to listen very closely. Good God, I was hearing Scripture! Oh, no,
> it must be a sign - probably that I was spending too much time on my
> computer.
>
> After listening closely I learned that it was a religious radio station
> (WHRI) in South Bend, Indiana.Wow! I'm in New Jersey, with a dial-up
> connection, and my computer chooses to listen to The Word.
>
> Anyone else ever experience this?
>
> Lois
>
>
I had a record player that would pick up local FM stations.
-max
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My Dad had a cheap cordless phone and if he held the phone just right, when
I was on the line with him, I could hear his local FM radio station and he
couldn't. I was 669 miles from him at the time.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Lois G. <legalois10pounds@erols.com> hunted and pecked:
> More than once I've thought I could hear faint voices, like a radio orTV
> in the next room. But than I heard them when no one was in that room.
> Then I thought I was ready for the funny farm.
>
> Finally I discovered there was the faint sound of a voice coming from my
> speakers. Turning the volume up did not increase the loudness of the
> voice, so I had to listen very closely. Good God, I was hearing
> Scripture! Oh, no, it must be a sign - probably that I was spending too
> much time on my computer.
>
> After listening closely I learned that it was a religious radio station
> (WHRI) in South Bend, Indiana.Wow! I'm in New Jersey, with a dial-up
> connection, and my computer chooses to listen to The Word.
>
> Anyone else ever experience this?
>
> Lois