Car key fobs and RF interference?

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xoggoth replied

22 February 2006, 19:44
Hey, zeit made a sensible comment. Where can I complain?
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NoddY replied

22 February 2006, 16:51
Not in Norfolk are you!

Drivers blame RAF radar as dials go haywire

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...21/ixhome.html

or http://tinyurl.com/r343r

"Like something out of a sci-fi film, motorists are finding their lights flickering and engines cutting out as they drive along a Norfolk coast road..."
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expat replied

22 February 2006, 15:13
Originally posted by G8_Summit

Its obvious that the interference is coming from your wife's remote control vibrator which she must have left on standby.

How long does it stay that way?
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ALM replied

22 February 2006, 15:10
Originally posted by Fleetwood

I've never used a vibrator on a bird, because my willy seems to do the trick OK.

Oh stop pretending. Everyone knows Fleetwood from CUK doesn't have a willy!
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Fleetwood replied

22 February 2006, 14:49
I've never used a vibrator on a bird, because my willy seems to do the trick OK.
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Paco replied

22 February 2006, 14:48
Originally posted by sasguru

No it wasn't on standby. I was using it on her at the time ..

Saves me a job...
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sasguru replied

22 February 2006, 14:44
Originally posted by G8_Summit

Its obvious that the interference is coming from your wife's remote control vibrator which she must have left on standby.

No it wasn't on standby. I was using it on her at the time ..
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G8_Summit replied

22 February 2006, 14:36
Its obvious that the interference is coming from your wife's remote control vibrator which she must have left on standby.
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Paco replied

22 February 2006, 14:24
Originally posted by threaded

When you have a power cut at night do you notice an odd house in the area that surprisingly still has their lights on?

Can't say I have. Perhaps tonight I'll nip down to the substation, flip the 'OFF' switch, and have a look around. Do you think I have James Bond living next door?
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threaded replied

22 February 2006, 14:20
When you have a power cut at night do you notice an odd house in the area that surprisingly still has their lights on?
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Paco started a topic Car key fobs and RF interference?

22 February 2006, 14:17
Car key fobs and RF interference?

For any rf gurus in the congregation...

In the last couple of days I've noticed intermittent problems when trying to open my car with the remote key fob, when parked on my drive. This morning it just wouldn't work at all, so I tried the spare key but with the same result. I also saw the same problem last night with my dad's car when he parked outside our house.

However my key works fine when the car's parked at the office, so I'm presuming there must be some sort of RF interference around our house. Is there an easy way to track down the source of this? Are there any household appliances that are likely culprits, e.g. wireless routers etc? I've heard (possibly apocryphal) stories of malfunctioning STB's that somehow manage to generate an ELT signal, but I think that's unlikely.

Possibly related to this, we've also been having trouble recently with TV remotes not working properly. I've noticed that the IR indicator LED on one of the devices in our bedroom glows softly, i.e. not as much as when a remote key is pressed, pretty much constantly. Obviously this is IR and not RF, but it seems strange that the problems have started around the same time.

Any help much appreciated...
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