ray189•21d ago

Spent 4 hours chasing a ghost signal on my radio scanner before I found the fix

I kept picking up this weird interference on 146.520 MHz that sounded like a broken motor. Turns out my neighbor's new LED security light was the culprit after I finally walked outside with a handheld and traced it. Has anyone else dealt with RFI from random house electronics?

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the_piper21d ago

Is 4 hours really that bad for a ghost signal though? Most of us have spent way longer on way dumber things.

loganl2221d ago

Have you tried setting a timer and walking away for 20 minutes? I chased a ghost signal for almost 5 hours once just to realize it was my own fishing lure bouncing off a submerged log. Go do something else for a bit, even if it's just getting a snack, and come back with fresh ears. It's crazy how much your brain starts to imagine things when you're staring at that screen too long.