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The Strange True Story of a Radio Station's Transmitter in NewYork State
Walt Davidson wrote:
On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 14:35:25 +0100, "Alec" wrote: Back at about the same time the BBC had (and still has) a powerful transmitter on 200khz (now198) a local farmer who lived close to the station built a large tuning coil in the loft and lit his house using fluorescent tubes. He was successfully prosecuted for stealing electricity or something similar. If this is true (and I have no reason to doubt it), did it make the signal weaker for everybody else? Unlikely anywhere other than in the very near vicinity, and at that range who would have noticed. -- Brian |
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