Communications: Voice, Radio and Data - Radio interference over Corded Phone
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lka1012
05-13-09, 08:44 AM
I have a corded phone in my home office. Since I moved into my house, (in 2000) I have heard some type of radio station over the corded phone.
As I am now working more from my home office, it has gone from a mild annoyance to a major disruption.
The house (built 1953) has only one phone jack. I have used a splitter jack (I think that is what it is) to bring a line into the office. To do this I have used about 25 feet of regular phone cable.
I really don't want to have to crawl under the house to install actual phone lines. Not to mention I am not sure how to properly do this.
I only have this problem on the corded phone while using the handset. When I put it on speaker phone, I do not hear the interference. I recently replaced the phoneset but the problem continues.
Any suggestions.
:confused: Semi-Clueless female homeowner
As I am now working more from my home office, it has gone from a mild annoyance to a major disruption.
The house (built 1953) has only one phone jack. I have used a splitter jack (I think that is what it is) to bring a line into the office. To do this I have used about 25 feet of regular phone cable.
I really don't want to have to crawl under the house to install actual phone lines. Not to mention I am not sure how to properly do this.
I only have this problem on the corded phone while using the handset. When I put it on speaker phone, I do not hear the interference. I recently replaced the phoneset but the problem continues.
Any suggestions.
:confused: Semi-Clueless female homeowner
classicsat
05-13-09, 01:04 PM
Get a phone line RFI filter.
lka1012
05-13-09, 05:08 PM
I hate to show my total ignorance, but what is that? And where would I get one?
mango man
05-14-09, 06:10 AM
heres one
Radio Interference Filter RF Filters Phone Handset RF1400 RFI (http://www.smithgear.com/rf1400.html)
more here
radio filter phone - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?q=radio+filter+phone&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
they may or may not work depinding on frequency
its a hit or miss repair
why not just use a cordless in your office ?
Radio Interference Filter RF Filters Phone Handset RF1400 RFI (http://www.smithgear.com/rf1400.html)
more here
radio filter phone - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?q=radio+filter+phone&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
they may or may not work depinding on frequency
its a hit or miss repair
why not just use a cordless in your office ?