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  2. Radio noise - Wikipedia

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    Radio noise near in frequency to a received radio signal (in the receiver's passband) interferes (RFI) with the operation of the receiver's circuitry.The level of noise determines the maximum sensitivity and reception range of a radio receiver; if no noise were picked up with radio signals, even weak transmissions could be received at virtually any distance by making a radio receiver that had ...

  3. Electric vehicle warning sounds - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Nissan Leaf was the first electric car equipped with Nissan's Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians called 'Canto'.. Electric vehicle warning sounds are sounds designed to alert pedestrians to the presence of electric drive vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) travelling at low speeds.

  4. Noise regulation - Wikipedia

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    A "quiet zone" sign, indicating that "no person operating any vehicle within the zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of the vehicle, except in an emergency" [1] Noise regulation includes statutes or guidelines relating to sound transmission established by national, state or provincial and municipal levels of government

  5. Noise Control Act - Wikipedia

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    The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of ...

  6. Health effects from noise - Wikipedia

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    Traumatic noise exposure can happen at work (e.g., loud machinery), at play (e.g., loud sporting events, concerts, recreational activities), and/or by accident (e.g., a backfiring engine.) Noise induced hearing loss is sometimes unilateral and typically causes patients to lose hearing around the frequency of the triggering sound trauma. [17]

  7. Noise control - Wikipedia

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    Noise control for aerodynamic sources include quiet air nozzles, pneumatic silencers and quiet fan technology. Since many mechanical sounds are inherently loud, the principal design element is to require the wall or ceiling assembly to meet certain performance standards, [ 21 ] (typically Sound transmission class of 50), which allows ...

  8. Don't Touch That Dial: AM Car Radio Is Not Dead Yet - AOL

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    Secretary Buttigieg's comments, and the bipartisan backing for this bill, likely mean you haven't yet bought your last car with onboard AM radio. You Might Also Like Car and Driver’s 10 Best ...

  9. Background noise - Wikipedia

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    Background noise is an important concept in setting noise levels. Background noises include environmental noises such as water waves, traffic noise, alarms, extraneous speech, bioacoustic noise from animals, and electrical noise from devices such as refrigerators, air conditioning, power supplies, and motors. The prevention or reduction of ...