Re: Fw: Help : RF Keyfob blocked on Driveway

["Chris Miles" <chrismiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Im sure I seen this theory debunked on mythbusters ;)

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: noughtomate
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [ukha_d] Help : RF Keyfob blocked on Driveway


For real ?

I'll feel like a knob trying this, but I'll give it a go the next
time it happens!

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Gareth Cook <g@...> wrote:
>
> Not a help in finding the problem, but to get round it, point the
keyfob
> to your head and press it.
>
> I'm not joking ! You'll be surprised how far you can boost your
signal.
>
> G.
>
> Gareth Cook
> IT Architect / Project Manager, SWG Sales
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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 26/10/2006 15:34 -----
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> Hi,
>
> Hoping you guys might know a thing or two to help me.
>
> Me and the Mrs. Cars are parked on our drive way.
>
> Once/ Twice a month we find that are key fobs to our cars are
rendered
> useless. The cars do not respond to open or close using the RF
keyfob.
>
> I've eliminated battery and car/fob sync issues and it's abit too
co-
> incidental it happends to both of our cars at the same time.
>
> I've spoken to the neighbours about the problem, but they've not
> experienced any issues.
>
> If I park the car on the road, a house or two away, the cars
respond
> fine to the keyfob.
>
> I'm convinced there's some kind of RF blocker / interrference in
close
> vicinity to the house but I really can't think of what it is.
>
> The only bits of outdoor kit I've recently installed in the past
year-
> and-a-half since I've lived there are a Comfort Alarm system
(Alarm
> bell faces drive) and a hard-wired CCTV camera which is hardly
ever
> on. The Alarm Bell has a luminosity detector which I use to
automate
> my lighting.
>
> I know my neighbour has wireless CCTV - I can pick up his signal.
That
> aside, I've got the 'usual' RF devices - Harmony 895 (RF switched
> off), baby monitor, Bluetooth keyboard and DECT phone.
>
> But I'm not convinced that these could be causing RF interference.
>
> Could anybody advise on how I could narrow down / fix the problem ?
>
> Do keyfobs work at a particulr frequency range, which could clash
with
> appliances ?
>
> I tried a Maplin RF Detector (http://tinyurl.com/y4x69c) , but it
> didn't detect anything.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Balraj
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