Re: X-10 RF home automation being overwhelmed by M2 OFF, C2 OFF and Gxx DIM signals

["Robert Green" <robert_green1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

For any of those still following this thread, the interference finally
stopped after the Section 8 house across the street was raided by 5 vans
full of policemen at 5 in the morning.  I'm beginning to suspect they had
the house under remote radio surveillance of some sort that interfered with
the X-10 radio signal.

When I woke up, I saw the vans pulling away but fortunately I had the whole
thing recorded on my CCTV system (although it was pretty grainy).  At
precisely 0500, five dark blue-green vans pulled up in front of the house
across the street with their headlights out.  Then, a huge crowd of
approximately 25 agents in black tactical uniforms poured out of the vans,
along with a K9 unit and surrounded the house.  They finished up at 7AM when
a fleet of local county police arrived.  Since then I haven't logged a
single bogus X-10 RF command and God I hope it stays that way.  Of course
this all happened *after* I spent a considerable amount of time
restructuring all my X-10 RF gear.  )-:

I believe it was a drug bust because people would come to their house at all
hours of the day and night and never stay more than ten minutes.  Also, when
they weren't home, people would sit outside their house in their cars to
wait for them to come back. People *still* drive by the house slowly as if
they are trying to figure out where their drug connection went.  Two of my
neighbors had complained about something suspicious going on and I
complained to animal control that they had a very angry pit bull, which
nearly killed my dog and which are illegal in my county.  I guess it does
pay to complain.

The oddest thing about the bust was that just before the vans arrived, the
Section 8'ers turned on their front porch light.  I can only assume they
thought another customer was coming by.  I'll bet they were *really*
surprised to see a squadron of agents at the door.  Another side benefit is
that I can park on the street again.  They had a collection of beater cars
that would make a used car salesman envious, parked in every available
space, on street and off, leaking more oil than the Exxon Valdez.

--
Bobby G.