Radio Signal Dead Zone

[AdamDaMan]

Hey guys,

Any reason why there may be some dead zones in some areas around town? I live in Columbia and when I am in these "zones" I will get 5 bars of incoming traffic, but it's only a very low hum and no talking can be heard. I was wondering what these could be.

thanks,
Adam

[mmckenna]

Could be overloading from nearby transmitters. A powerful transmitter nearby will overload the front end of a cheap radio, even an expensive one if you are close enough, and block out everything.

[pinballwiz86]

Originally Posted by mmckenna

Could be overloading from nearby transmitters. A powerful transmitter nearby will overload the front end of a cheap radio, even an expensive one if you are close enough, and block out everything.

What if global ATT is on and it's still just noise? What would that be?

[mmckenna]

If "global ATT" is an attenuator, then it just means the signal is that much stronger. Could be a completely different issue, I'm just some stranger on the internet making guesses based on a bit of information