Re: Re: Driving me mad

["Pete Shew" <ukha_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well 440Hz was always an A when I studied music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)
still seems to think so. Middle C was about 256, though I think that's a
bit low for concert pitch.

Pete


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On 07/10/2004 at 20:08 darren_karp2001 wrote:

>this isn't gonna help much but 440hz is Middle C concert pitch. Not
>A above middle C.
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>Darren
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>--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Don McAllister" <donmc@b...>
wrote:
>> Tracked it down yet Pete?
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>> Dying to know what it was :-)
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>> Don
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: achamp26 [mailto:ukha@a...]
>> Sent: 07 October 2004 20:20
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Driving me mad
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>> I had something similar happen to me.   It drove me nuts for about
>> two weeks it nearly got to the point where I was going to rip
>apart
>> part of the walls to look for the source.
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>> It turned out to be a Carbon Monoxide detecter which I had left in
>> the cupboard under the stairs telling me it needs to be
>replaced.
>> (Should have been installed by the boiler I know).
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>> Hope this helps.
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>> Cheers
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>> Adrian
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>> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Pete Shew" <ukha_d@s...>
wrote:
>> > I have a sound that I cant locate. It is a "meem"
rather than
>> a "peep" and seems to be around 440Hz (A above middle C,
if my
>> musical memory serves.)
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>> > It occurs every 173.5 seconds!
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>> > It appears to be above the kitchen, but can't be localised.
In
>the
>> room above it can be heard more faintly.
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>> > It's fairly quiet, so can't be heard if there is TV, radio,
>> washing up etc.
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>> > It continues even with the power turned off at the main
>breaker !!!
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>> > The only other power is the battery to the alarm system. The
>> control box and sounder are some distance away and the sound
>cannot
>> be heard there, but there is a IR detector near the sound.
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>> > Any suggestions at to what it might be or a method of finding
it
>> gratefully received.
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>> > Pete
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