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IT has been well known for some years that a large proportion of electrical apparatus and plant, of both a commercial and domestic character, produces discontinuous electrical currents, which can result in interference with radio reception over a wide range of frequencies. In view of the widespread use of broadcast receivers in everyday life, it is very much in the public interest that all possible steps should be taken to mitigate the results of such interference. In NATURE of August 1, 1936, reference was made to the work of a joint committee representative of all sections of the electrical and radio industries in the study of this problem. Following the report of this committee, a number of other committees have been at work under the auspices of the British Standards Institution compiling specifications of components which may be fitted to electrical apparatus and to radio receivers with the object of reducing the nuisance of interference to a minimuni. Concurrently with the operation of these committees, the Post Office on one hand and the British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association on the other, have been carrying out investigations on a comprehensive scale.
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Electrical Interference with Radio Reception. Nature 141, 941 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141941a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/141941a0