[BC] (Fwd) cell phone interference?

[Dwayne Walker]

We used to have virtually no problem with having analog cell phones in our studios. Then we got a package deal from a carrier using TDMA. That was the end of cell phones in the studios. It was worse when a call was first coming in although the remainder of the call caused problems too.

I'm kind of a crank about turning my cell off. I'm on call 24/7. I use the vibrator...but that simply keeps the ringer from audibly bothering others. The RF in close proximity appears to be a problem with some other devices.

OK. I just took my Sprint Sanyo phone into production. Set it on the Radio Systems board then waved it near different pieces of equipment including Sennheiser microphones. There wasn't so much as a peep in the headphones or speakers from any of the studio equipment. I could never have done that with the previous phones using TDMA. The two carriers use different modulation, somewhat different frequencies and the power can vary. Still I would have expected some RF to get into studio gear based on the previous experience.

Dwayne
KTIG-FM



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Form another list.  Comments anyone?

Barry

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Am I crazy, or is it possible for the signals that cause cell phones 
to ring or vibrate also cause electronic noise or interference in 
field recordings onto mini disc or flash cards?  

I remember hearing some weird fuzzyness, almost like a beeping or 
little electronic revilee that I thought was a short in my machine, 
but then my interviewee reached for his phone, the ringer of which 
was switched off. It was only when listening to the recording later 
that I made the potential connection. Now, the same noise has shown 
up on a recording one of our reporters made on a Marantz PMD 660 -  

Should I start asking interviewees to switch their phones completely 
off while I record, or am I just nuts.  

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