Re: noise?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I should add that should you need to tune it, about 1/8-1/4T CCW will put it
close to 310MHz.

nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:

>My money's on the five year old. Of course, you'll probably see a repeat
>everytime (s)he needs $10 or wants another ice cream fix. ;)
>
>If you have a laptop, you might be able to find it using a $5 RF receiver
>(Mouser 509-RCR-315-RP) and the circuit I show at...
>
>     http://www.mbx-usa.com/learn.htm
>
>Mouser has no minimum and will ship Priority Mail. You should have it in 3
>days or so.
>
>Don't tune the receiver but leave it at 315MHz. You'll still be able to hear
>the 310MHz signal but will need to be fairly close to do so. It will sound
>similar to the end of the http://www.mbx-usa.com/fan.wav file. Using a
>shorter antenna will reduce the range if you need to zero in on the target.
>
>"Lee" <lou7.5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Weeks!  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHH.
>>
>>So I guess i will look in to building a yagi.
>>Or offer the five year old ten buck and a gallon of ice cream to find it.
>>
>>Lee
>>
>>
>>
>>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:431831e8.18265323@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I doubt the batteries will last more than 2-3 years. ;)
>>>
>>> Some of my palmpads get fairly heavy use and the batteries have lasted
>>> several years now. I'm sure that under continuous operation they'll die
>>> sooner but they may still last for weeks.
>>>
>>> "Lee" <lou7.5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the input.
>>>>I have searched the whole house many times, can't find it.
>>>>But any lost item is always in the last place you look.:(
>>>>
>>>>So how long can the batteries last?
>>>>
>>>>Lee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:4317f7b6.3364576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Since the MR26A is powered from the RS232 port there are no safety
>>>>> issues.
>>>>> You can replace the antenna with a highly directional Yagi but I'm not
>>>>> sure
>>>>> it would be worth the effort, especially if the culprit turns out to be
>>>>> nearby.
>>>>>
>>>>> You would have to build the Yagi yourself - I don't think you'll find an
>>>>> off-the-shelf Yagi cut for 310MHz.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Lee" <lou7.5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm getting the RF signal through a MR26 and all of several TM751s that
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>tried.(seperatly)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Was also thinking, is there a way to make a TM751 antena directional?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Lee
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:43166462.216660914@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> If there was no mains power, it is not coming from the mains so you
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> eliminate the neighbors as well as everything except the things
>>>>>>> plugged
>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>> the UPS. What interface are you using?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Lee" <lou7.5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      I've got something transmitting an E1on constantly. Tried
>>>>>>>> unplugging
>>>>>>>>everything,still there. Took the batteries out of every thing I could
>>>>>>>>find,
>>>>>>>>still there. Put Home seer on a UPS, turned house main power off,
>>>>>>>>still
>>>>>>>>there. So I must have a lost  and jammed palm pad or a neighbor with
>>>>>>>>some
>>>>>>>>problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>So how do I find the source?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Lee
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>