The bit about the garage doors and codes does not surprise me one bit -
happened to a relative of mine and his neighbor - neither one knew what to
do about it (electronics to both is a mystery). Heaven forbid one should
read the manual!! This is clearly representative of the typical general
public and what HAMs (and others) have to deal with be it BPL or
rectification in a stereo system issues.
Tom - WA2BPE
Alex wrote:
> Thanks for the link. I heard about it on NPR this morning. That's an
> interesting Part 15 test.
>
> It probably is best for those folks that they change the frequency on
> their openers anyway. A local TV station here did a test once where they
> bought a replacement opener and did not change the frequency (or "code"
> as they said) from the factory setting. They drove through some
> neighborhoods to see if they could open any garages. I think they were
> able to open about 50% of all the garages that had an opener from the
> same manufacturer. Folks simply had never bothered to change the factory
> setting.
>
> Hopefully it's an eyeopener to them that mere interference can open
> their garage doors. Of course they'll only complain about the
> inconvenience this "interference" is causing them...
>
> 73,
> --Alex KR1ST
> http://www.kr1st.com
>
> AA6DX wrote:
> >
> > Here's an interesting article ... 73 ... Mark, AA6DX
> > http://tinyurl.com/2h4rb
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