I've seen bridge rectifiers cause this sort of problem. Bypassing each dio= de with a 0.1uF gets rid of it. Switching transients. Could be hum in the power supply, mic pickup, or receiver. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .