TC Corona is makin my amp pick up radio stations!

[Cosmogang]

After I updated my Corona software it makes my amp pickup radio freqencies.
At first, I though, cool I'll just mess with the radio station signal by adding delay, etc... cuz i thought the corona itself was picking up the radio, but no, its the amp! But, the radio goes away after turning on other pedals.
How can I fix this?
Move my amp?
Update the corona again?
Only the chorus pedal makes this happen.
Any thoughts?

Help Tore!

[Ramblin390]

hopefully, it's rock stations............

[mcdes]

Second one I heard does that.....

[plan-x]

Hmmm, I've been picking up either a Ham or CB operator thru my amp. That might correlate to the arrival of my Corona as well. Certainly this never happened before.

[rhythmicist]

Originally Posted by Cosmogang

After I updated my Corona software it makes my amp pickup radio freqencies.
At first, I though, cool I'll just mess with the radio station signal by adding delay, etc... cuz i thought the corona itself was picking up the radio, but no, its the amp! But, the radio goes away after turning on other pedals.
How can I fix this?
Move my amp?
Update the corona again?
Only the chorus pedal makes this happen.
Any thoughts?

Help Tore!

Note to Cosmo: Move away from Southern Miss campus radio station next door.

[Cosmogang]

Originally Posted by rhythmicist

Note to Cosmo: Move away from Southern Miss campus radio station next door.

I wish.

[Pedal Dan]

My Zvex Octane 1 does that. Been trying to incorperate it into the set.

[Cosmogang]

Originally Posted by Pedal Dan

My Zvex Octane 1 does that. Been trying to incorperate it into the set.

For a fuzz pedal.... its awesome .......for a chorus pedal....... NOT AWESOME.

[Kestrel]

Originally Posted by Cosmogang

After I updated my Corona software it makes my amp pickup radio freqencies.
At first, I though, cool I'll just mess with the radio station signal by adding delay, etc... cuz i thought the corona itself was picking up the radio, but no, its the amp! But, the radio goes away after turning on other pedals.
How can I fix this?
Move my amp?
Update the corona again?
Only the chorus pedal makes this happen.
Any thoughts?

Help Tore!

LOL!!!!!!

That's way too funny. My Corona doesn't do that at all. I do have a CIJ Fender Jaguar that could pick up radio station signals if I played it near my radio at home. As soon as I'd step away from the radio everything would be fine. Are you absolutely sure it's the pedal, not your guitar's pickups? Does it happen only when you play it at home? Have you tried playing in another room at your house?

[Cosmogang]

Originally Posted by Kestrel

LOL!!!!!!

That's way too funny. My Corona doesn't do that at all. I do have a CIJ Fender Jaguar that could pick up radio station signals if I played it near my radio at home. As soon as I'd step away from the radio everything would be fine. Are you absolutely sure it's the pedal, not your guitar's pickups? Does it happen only when you play it at home? Have you tried playing in another room at your house?

Well, I am glad your Corona doesn't do this. Have you updated the software?

The pedal did not do this until updated it. I played at a rehearsal and a gig and at home with the pedal before I updated it and there was no problem at all.

Since I have updated the software, though, I have only played at home.

And yes, to clarify, I know it the Corona causing this problem, but it is not the Corona that is receiving the radio signals oddly. (it's my amp)
I know it is the corona because there is suddenly a loud radio signal when I turn the corona on (and it only happens with the Coronoa!
I know it is the amp (not my pickups) that is receiving the actual signal, however, because radio signal is not "in my signal chain" meaning that I cannot affect the radio sounds by turning on distortion/delay or something. It isn't running into my amp, it is inside my amp, and somehow, the chorus makes it happen. I don't know why.

Like I said, though, if I turn on one of my delay/reverb pedals at the end of the chain, it almost always makes it go away. I don't know anyone who plays chorus dry. You gotta have delay and reverb on at the same time!

[_jt_]

A portion of your signal chain length might be at a harmonic of the station's frequency, making it an antenna for the tuner (amp). Switching pedals off and on changes the antenna length and obviously adds/removes other components which can affect interference. Did you change ANYTHING else when you updated the firmware, like an audio cable, power cable, pedal order, pedal position/orientation, the entire board's position or orientation, add or remove a battery, etc?

[Cosmogang]

Originally Posted by _jt_

A portion of your signal chain length might be at a harmonic of the station's frequency, making it an antenna for the tuner (amp). Switching pedals off and on changes the antenna length and obviously adds/removes other components which can affect interference. Did you change ANYTHING else when you updated the firmware, like an audio cable, power cable, pedal order, pedal position/orientation, the entire board's position or orientation, add or remove a battery, etc?

Good info! Thanks Jt.

I didn't change anything when I updated the chorus. I tried a new pedal configuration yesterday for other reasons, but I am still getting the radio when only the chorus is on. It's fairly loud too!

[rreiser]

Strange , I noticed today at home that when I have both the Hall Of Fame and Flashback on I get the same thing . I can have any other pedal on with one of them and get no noise. I tried different cable ect. I did not change the Toneprint in either pedal. . I do know this apt. has issues. I hope it doesn't happen at the gig.

[zastruga]

Did you accidentally install the "Radio Station" TonePrint? Cause.. that'll do it.

[rreiser]

I played around again and found that if I turn on any OD and have the Flashback and Hall on , the radio signals are less. MMM ?