Pirate Radio Station In Florida Jams Automotive Electronics 315
New submitter titanium93 writes "For months, dozens of people could not use their keyless entry systems to unlock or start their cars when parked in the vicinity of the eight-story Regents bank building in Hollywood, FL. Once the cars were towed to the dealership for repair, the problem went away. The problem resolved itself when police found equipment on the bank's roof that was broadcasting a bootleg radio station. A detective and an FCC agent found the equipment hidden underneath an air conditioning chiller. The man who set up the station has not been found, but he faces felony charges and fines of at least $10,000 if he is caught. The radio station was broadcasting Caribbean music around the clock on 104.7 FM."
RTFM (Score:5, Funny)
From the article:
Most drivers were forced to read their owner's manual to learn how to access their manual key, Camara said.
Re:RTFM (Score:2, Funny)
But it's locked in the glove box!
My Solution (Score:4, Funny)
I guess it's true what they say.. (Score:5, Funny)
104.7 FM brings you the best jams~
Jammin (Score:5, Funny)
...
We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin';
Hope you like jammin', too.
Credits to Bob Marley
Pirate Caribbean radio? (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone else finding this amusing?
Say a prayer for me now (Score:5, Funny)
'"At first I thought it was me," said Jacobson, who started to say a little prayer every time she tried to use her electronic key.'
God: Messing with people's vehicles since 4000BC.
Re:Illegal Radio Frequency jamming car locks? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Illegal Radio Frequency jamming car locks? (Score:5, Funny)
The illegal transmitter was most likely home built, improperly adjusted, and lacking harmonic filters and a narrow band tuned antenna. Most transmitters do not run class A or Class AB amplification like a low distrotion audio amplifier, but in Class C a clipped mode transmission rich in harmonics for high energy effeciency (like a switched mode power supply) and the output is filtered with a resonant tuned tank circuit. If the bootleg transmitter was not tuned, or lacked the tuned tank and tuned resonant antenna, then he was not only broadcasting in the FM band but also providing lots of energy on harmonics of the fundemental.
Yes, but couldn't we just reverse the phase-charge polarity of the main deflector array, route the backup thermoquantum buffers through the primary energy manifold, and use a timed tachyon-gamma pulse to cancel out the interference?
Re:My Solution (Score:5, Funny)
I dunno... thieves aren't always the brightest bulbs in the box..
Well, he was smart enough to leave the Pinto, wasn't he?
Re:towed to the dealer? (Score:4, Funny)
Thanks for that. The world is a better place now. Please follow his next 3 posts to ensure grammar compliance.
Re:RTFM (Score:5, Funny)
Well, there's your problem . . .
Re:No thanks! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm confused (Score:5, Funny)
Nope: American cars can't stand reggae, much the same way Martians can't stand country music.
On the contrary, the American cars were jammin, jammin, jammin, jammin right straight from yah.