cars & radar

[John Cody Forbes]

SuffolkD at aol.com wrote:
> As for a side bar issue, when bag (cell), 3 watt phones ruled the
> world, I used to set it on the dash top in the 4000 quattro.  The
> radio would buzz JUST before a phone call would come in.
>
> And if the cell was in a sweet spot on the dash, the motor would
> buck, but mostly lose power (still ran) in the first few seconds of a
> cell call being placed.......then clear up.
>
> Strange, but probably explainable....
>
> -Scott by BOSTON

If you set a "modern" cell near a CRT the CRT will go haywire just as a call 
is comming in, and pretty much any speaker will actually give a little coded 
sounding buzz that sounds like morse. Of course it's just interferance, but 
I used to keep my cell close to my home theater when it was in my house 
because I cuold hear that "buzz buzz dot buzz dot buzz" from any other room 
and have an extra second to get it before voiceamail kicked in.

MAC: In my Q-car the speakers would do the same with the cell in my left 
pants pocket ;-).

-Cody Forbes
http://www.5000tq.com
'86 5k noT noQ
'86 5k noT noQ - Parting Out
'87 5ktq
'87 5ktq - Fast. Really Fast.