‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2008 QST PAGES 72 AND 82 ‰ UNEXPLAINED RAISED NOISE FLOOR, CHECK OUT THE SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY IN YOUR COMPUTER, IT COULD BE THE CULPRIT AND ITS AN EASY FIX. SAFETY FIRST THOUGH, UNPLUG IT. 73, BILL GERHOLD, K2WH, 63 GOLDFINCH LN, HEWITT, NJ 07421, K2WH OPTONLINE. NET HINTS AND KINKS ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED BY QST OR THE ARRL UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ALTHOUGH WE CANT GUARANTEE THAT A GIVEN HINT WILL WORK FOR YOUR SITUATION, WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SCREEN OUT ‰ FROM PAGE 82 ‰ W9DX/347 DL3ZA/366 I2LPA/357 JA2XW/367 JR1IZM/338 IK1GPG/343 JH1JNR/342 K7VV ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚