MacMini prone to radio interference. MacMini catches radio station without tuner.

I guess that the MacMini is not interference-proof. I was able to receive a local FM station on my MacMini (without an FM tuner). There’s no trick. The speaker is attached below the Dell monitor. I am unable to explain why the MacMini is not shielded enough and was able to catch the radio frequency. At first, I thought it must be an application or web page streaming the radio station. After rebooting the Macmini, the sound persists.

Here’s the proof:

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  1. Eddy Young said,

    September 4, 2007 @ 2:09 am

    This is weird. Maybe the sound chip has an oscillator that happens to resonate at the same frequency as the radio signal.

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