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Picking up phone chatter

Frequently I can hear faint phone chatter and even beeping coming through my speakers when my systems on but not playing anything. It's usually one-sided (only hear one side of the conversation). Keep thinking it's a cell phone but there's really no one within 100 feet of my gear.

Don't know how to stop it. Any ideas what's going on?
jamesk58

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jamesk58 OP
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BTW, anything you can do to protect from the Ham operators?
jamesk58 OP
73 posts
 
Can't tell. Low level and garbled. Hear series of beeps also between voice like a keying mic. Only hear one side of conversation.
jamesk58 OP
73 posts
 
Haven't seen any Ham towers, I'll take a second look. Do have a 2.4ghz cordless phone and a phono pre-amp. However, TT is not part of my system now. Computer link is hi-speed cable (Roadrunner). When playing tunes I sometimes have the wireless internet up. Next time it happens I'll make sure its disconnected.

thanks for the advise guys....
jamesk58 OP
73 posts
 
I installed some shielded speaker cables and interconnects and no longer hearing "the voices". Plus the sound has improved. They're Audio Authority Four Conductor 14 gauge speaker cables and AA Excellerator IC's.

So far so good.
jamesk58 OP
73 posts
 
Don't know myself how it causes my gear to pick up the signal. Maybe its coincidence but I haven't heard any interference lately. Hopefully its gone for good however it was coming through.
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