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A gift for nosy neighbors who think that your antennas are giving them colon polyps... from reddit's /r/amateurradio

https://pay.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/2oyyn1/a_gift_for_nosy_neighbors_who_think_that_your/

Bonus content: scroll down to the actual early Amazon review comments on the device for some comedy gold.
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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2014, 0122 UTC »
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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2014, 1357 UTC »
Does it also block the peskies on 6925?
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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2014, 1933 UTC »
Does it kill QRM too?
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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2014, 2036 UTC »
The purple one is for QRM, atrainradio
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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2014, 0332 UTC »
These devices are really protecting from EMR of almost whole wave length range in a room. It's a plug with short-circuited contacts.
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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2014, 1413 UTC »
I am finding that it also is effectively blocking unwanted ads in my browser.

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Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2014, 0553 UTC »
It reminds me of those old, "Turn Your House Into A Giant TV Antenna" things from the pre-cable days. Hell, it probably is one of the things with new packaging and a new pitch.

Have you been able to keep your S.O. from buying a box, Corq?