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[Doc Ascension]

Very very odd thing happened....

At around 8pm last night Gregor was playing through my Half Stack, when he heard something odd coming through the speakers... he turned the volume on his guitar off and turned up the amp - and could hear a Radio Station!!!

Not just any station though, after listening a while they mentioned www.familyradio.com, a really weird Christian station... now this happened on both channels, Distortion and Clean, but you had to turn the Clean right up to hear it.... I also managed to get a "cleaner" sound by twiddling the EQ knobs haha...

From the site it seems they broadcast internationally via sateliite, so the only thing I can guess is that the satellite was roughly above the area at the time? It wasn't the pickups on the guitar though as the volume was down on the guitar!

I also had his Marshall combo upstairs, and it came through on that aswell!! Freaky!

It was a bit scary to hear a very deep, booming and solemn voice speaking about Judgement Day, it was like something out of Max Payne and War of the Worlds, haha freaky shit....

I don't suppose this happened to anyone else in the area at all? I've tried it again this morning and there's nothing now, which makes me think something to do with satellite positioning again??

[Lester Burnham]

Originally Posted by Doc Ascension

Very very odd thing happened....

At around 8pm last night Gregor was playing through my Half Stack, when he heard something odd coming through the speakers... he turned the volume on his guitar off and turned up the amp - and could hear a Radio Station!!!

Not just any station though, after listening a while they mentioned www.familyradio.com, a really weird Christian station... now this happened on both channels, Distortion and Clean, but you had to turn the Clean right up to hear it.... I also managed to get a "cleaner" sound by twiddling the EQ knobs haha...

From the site it seems they broadcast internationally via sateliite, so the only thing I can guess is that the satellite was roughly above the area at the time? It wasn't the pickups on the guitar though as the volume was down on the guitar!

I also had his Marshall combo upstairs, and it came through on that aswell!! Freaky!

It was a bit scary to hear a very deep, booming and solemn voice speaking about Judgement Day, it was like something out of Max Payne and War of the Worlds, haha freaky shit....

I don't suppose this happened to anyone else in the area at all? I've tried it again this morning and there's nothing now, which makes me think something to do with satellite positioning again??

dont wet yourself. it happens all the time.
fully common.

[soundian]

Nah, just bad shielding, I imagine all satellites are digi anyway, much more data for your money and more resistant to atmospheric factors.
Radio moscow (that's what we figured it was) used to be famous in my day, I had an H+H amp and the gentle strains of balalika music filled many a mid-rehearsal break.

[Doc Ascension]

Do you mean that a Digital satellite couldn't do this? Because the radio station is based in the US and only transmits analogue signals over there, the only signal they sent outside the US is via Satellite, according the their site!!

Really weird though, which part of the amp picks up the signal? I'm assuming the power amp maybe?

[soundian]

Originally Posted by Doc Ascension

Do you mean that a Digital satellite couldn't do this? Because the radio station is based in the US and only transmits analogue signals over there, the only signal they sent outside the US is via Satellite, according the their site!!

Really weird though, which part of the amp picks up the signal? I'm assuming the power amp maybe?

The satellite company would turn it into digital, then back again when it's reached it's destination for transmission as analogue to the public. Unless it's a steam powered satellite

You may be hearing the American broadcast, if atmospheric conditions are right the signal could bounce off the atmosphere and into your amp.

I've no idea what component could be picking it up, Ijust know it's an RF shielding problem. Could be a lead or guitar picking it up as well, something before or in the pre-amp since it reacts to that pot.

Be prepared for the occasional taxi-driver too.

[Doc Ascension]

haha cool... first time i've ever heard of this phenomenon tbh... good stuff...

[Doc Ascension]

has anyone been to the site yet? Its totally fucked up - bunch of american christian nutters.

the "Does God Love Me?" section is particularly bullshit...

[soundian]

Originally Posted by Doc Ascension

has anyone been to the site yet? Its totally fucked up - bunch of american christian nutters.

the "Does God Love Me?" section is particularly bullshit...

Especially since Christians keep saying He loves everyone.

[Jan Deal]

Originally Posted by Lester Burnham

dont wet yourself. it happens all the time.
fully common.

I wet myself just reading about it.

[Tav]

Craig always picks up Northsound at Capt Toms when using his Vox wah pedal...great thing is he can use the wah effect on the radio station...fun for a minute then just plain annoying.