> >I remember a long time ago when there was a power outage and 
> I got to 
> >listen to HF and LW on batteries. Now, that gave me an idea 
> about just 
> >what level of RFI is floating here.
> 
> Reminds me of a story I heard some time back, of an 
> Australian audiophile who used to "go bush" when there was 
> something that he felt was of import on the radio, that he 
> wanted to record. Took a high quality tuner and battery tape 
> recorder with him, and found some spot that was suitably RF 
> quiet to set his gear up, and get an interference free recording. 


I'd have thought the Australian way was to wander down to the radio station
with a slab* under your arm.  "'ere, would ya mind if I plugged this in...".

Tony


* Slab of beer - ie a carton/case/box/crate.  A bit of slang that started in
Victoria, I believe.  Standard of monetary exchange amongst males, as in
"That'll cost you a slab".  Women, of course, measure things in shoes.  A
far more complicated system, because then you get a sliding scale
culminating in "...that's nice shoes, of course".


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