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  1. 01-Aug-2011, 13:29 #1
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    Question the sound of a transceiver...

    Hi all.

    What is the sound a transceiver makes? It is "rustling", "crackling", "hissing", or something else?
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    Default Re: the sound of a transceiver...

    They may crackle, hiss, buzz or squawk, but they don't rustle, in my opinion. They probably do a few other things as well.
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    Tnx!
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    Default Re: the sound of a transceiver...

    Quote Originally Posted by aclerki View Post
    Tnx!
    No, transceivers don't make that sound in BrE.
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