Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

This recording on VHS Tape is one of the few original recordings of the Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion. When played, all broadcast signals in a 20 mile radius are jammed, causing all TV and radio signals to stop.

Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion


Origin	The Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion
Type	VHS Tape
Effects	Jams all TV and Radio broadcasts in a 20 mile radius.
Downsides	None
Activation	Playing
Collected by	Brady Brown
Section	Logie-453V
Aisle	177292-4806
Shelf	308954-8167-527
Date of Collection	May 26, 2013
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The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion was a television signal hijacking that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, United States on the evening of November 22, 1987. It is an example of what is known in the television business as broadcast signal intrusion. The intruder was successful in interrupting two broadcast television stations within the course of three hours. Neither the hijacker nor any accomplices have ever been found or identified.

Around 11:15 p.m. Central Time, during a broadcast of the Doctor Who serial "Horror of Fang Rock", PBS member station WTTW (channel 11)'s signal was hijacked.

WTTW, which maintained its transmitter atop the Sears Tower, found that its engineers were unable to stop the hijacker. According to station spokesman Anders Yocom, technicians monitoring the transmission "attempted to take corrective measures, but couldn't."."By the time our people began looking into what was going on, it was over," he told the Chicago Tribune. WTTW was able to find copies of the hijacker's telecast with the help of Doctor Who fans who had been taping the show.

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This artifact requires a VHS player and a TV. When played, the recording will do nothing. Once it gets to the intrusion, all TV and radio transmisions in a 20 mile radius will be jammed, causing them to either be distorted or just stop. The closer the transmitter is to the artifact, the stronger the effect. The recording can be paused, but effects will lessen. Once the intrusion ends, all jamming ends.

Spectral Artifacts
Poltergeist Activity	Christine Skubish's Toy Blocks • El Cerrito Ouija Board • Annabelle Doll • Carmine Galante’s Cigar • Fox Sister's Séance Table • Robert the Doll • Albert Fish's Whip of Nails • John, King of England's Throne • Lalibela Processional Cross • Delphine LaLaurie's Whip • Carrie White's Prom Dress • Aladdin's Lamp • Soviet Launch Code Floppy Disk
Apparitions	Spanish Flag from the Battle of Rocroi • Scorpus' Chariot • Charles B. McVay III's Life Jacket • Air Raid Siren from Pearl Harbor • Soren S. Adams' Jam Jar • Spartacus’ Armor • Sulla's Grass Crown • Dog Leash From the Woolworth Riots • Franz Ferdinand's Jacket • Bull Summoning China Cabinet • Anna Baker's Wedding Dress • Wilton Ivie's Notebook • Patient 16 (Athens Asylum)'s Toy Car • Candle from the Conspirators Camp • Trunk from Bramshill House • Myrtles Plantation's Noose • Fall of Saigon Metal Staircase • E. J. Pennington's Motorcycle Motor • Dinner Table & Chairs from Dinner For One • Alphonse Cahagnet's Magnets • The Arnolfini Mirror • Jar of Greek Funeral Beans • Lazare Ponticelli’s Shoebox • Steam Locomotive from the Burma Railway • Robert Charroux's Metal Detector • Original 'LAND' of the HOLLYWOODLAND Sign • Masquerade Chrysoprase Pendant • Norman Babcock's Hoodie • Yogiraj Bengali's Cobra Basket
Haunting / Curses	Chief Tecumseh's Robes • "The Exorcist" Final Edit • Whodunnit? Kitchen Knife • James Dean's 1955 Prosche 550 Spyder, aka "Little Bastard" • The Basano Vase • The Hope Diamond • William Sianis' Goat Horns • Firewood from the Execution of Jacques De Molay • The Delphi Sapphire • Alchemist's Curse • Laughing Moai • African Ngil Fang Mask • Vogue Theater Projector Lens • Third Step from Bobby Mackey's Music World • Nordic Rune Stone • RonRon's Grave • Axeman of New Orleans' Phonograph • Silverpilen
Possession	Stingy Jack's Turnip Lantern • Niccolo Paganini's Father's Birch Rod • Meshach Browning’s Turkey Quill • Elisha's Mantle • Voodoo Doll from the Haitian Revolution • Mary Todd Lincoln's Gloves
Invisibility	Ian Fleming's Pistol • Amber Spyglass • Linda's IrisPhone • Vincenzo Peruggia's Smock • Theodor Seuss Geisel's Grinch Santa Hat • Invisibility Formulation • Hades' Helm • Michael Fagan's T-Shirt • Grigory Vakulinchuk's Sailor Cap • Bass Reeves' Marshal Badge • Marcel Marceau's White Gloves • Irena Sendlerowa's Dreidel • H.G. Wells' Opera Glasses • Zachary Taylor's Coat Button • Aldrich Ames' Chalk • Henry Every's Parasol • Ring of Gyges • Where's Waldo Misprint • T.E. Lawrence's Thawb Robe • Wooden Fence from Dealey Plaza • Elsie Wright’s Camera • Valeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure Cuff • Epicurus' Molecular Models • George Stokes’ Fluorite • Black Oni Mask • Sergei Korsakoff's Ruble Coin • The Hunt for the Red October • Harry Houdini's Skeleton Key • Teresa of Avila's Cross Necklace • To Kill A Mockingbird • Tina Strobos' Pocket • Paddy Barrie’s Stove and Brushes • Hal Blaine's Drum Stick • Tarnhelm
Intangibility	The Sword in the Stone • General Store from Agloe, New York • Fading Picture Frame • The Great Omani's Handcuffs • Tobias Bamberg's Okito Box • James Hutton's Overcoat • Pete Conrad's Space Boots • Baychimo Ship’s Wheel • Orion P. Howe’s Drum • Ian Fleming's Pistol • Ibn Battuta's Besom • Corrupted Zalgo Computers • Subcomandante Marcos' Balaclava • Ed Walsh's Spitball • Cotton Club Matchbox • Hassan-i Sabbah's Turban
Soul Manipulation	Walter Halloran’s Crucifix • Christina the Astonishing's Thurible • Bound and Stuffed Doll • Yahrzeit Candle Holder • Confucius' Lantern • Sugar Skull • Aristotle's Lyre • Duncan MacDougall’s Scale • Paschal Beverly Randolph's Crystal Ball • Eliphas Levi's Pentagram • Silap Inua Totem • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Topi Taqiyah and Charpai • Chimariko Tribe Shaman Drum • Pope Leo XIII's Rosary • Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' Talisman • Kuttamuwa’s Stele • The Western Jin's Hunping Jar • Norbert Wiener's Tape Recorder • Confucius' Lantern • King Solomon's Cattle Spine • Mary of Jesus of Ágreda's Rosary Necklace • Orpheus' Lyre • James Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak
Voice Projection	Amanda Palmer's Ukulele • Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion • Klaus Nomi's Bowtie • Duncan Campbell's Lodestone Collection • Vladimir Gavreau's Fan Blade • Mirra Alfassa's Prayer Rug • Marian Anderson's Hair Pins • Cesira Ferrani's Atomizer • Claude Alexander Conlin's Thought Control Turban • Pythia's Tripod • Doña Marina's Robe • Anne Frank's Diary and Ribbon Bookmark • Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Wire
Miscellaneous	Davenport Brothers' Seance Ropes • The Flying Dutchman • Edward Weston's Lightbulb • Marcel Vogel's Crystal • T.S. Eliot's Food Bowl • Alfred George Hinds' Prison Uniform • Camille Flammarion's Flammarion Engraving
Popular Culture	M.R. James' Glasses • Danny Phantom's Hazmat suit • Original 8mm Film Reel of 'Poltergeist' • Ghostbuster Proton Pack • Katie’s Security Camera

Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

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