This happened here in Corvallis, OR; just as described below. It was a TV
set "broadcasting" on 121.5. The manufacturer replaced the set for free.
73,
Alan, W4LKE
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To: <kd4e@verizon.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [RFI] Digital TV Box Generates 121.5MHz Signal
> Rare, yes. Unheard of, no. I seem to recall a similar incident here in
> the US a few years ago. The culprit was a television set, and I think it
> was up in either OR or WA state. The search was launched and the TV set
> owner, a college student as I remember, was real surprised when a whole
> lot
> of people showed up at his door, unhappy. I think the TV set manufacturer
> replaced his set for free.
>
> 73, Dale
> WA9ENA
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> kd4e
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> 01/19/2006 09:39 Subject
> AM [RFI] Digital TV Box Generates
> 121.5MHz Signal
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> Please respond to
> kd4e@verizon.net
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> It is comical that they are so surprised that
> these things generate RF!
>
> 73, kd4e
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> The RAF said a rogue signal from a digital television
> box which sparked a rescue mission was a "complete freak".
>
> RAF spokesman Michael Mulford said: "Our Kinloss rescue
> centre picked up this beacon from one of five orbiting
> satellites listening out for these things.
>
> "It was a 121.5 transmission - that's the major emergency
> frequency, a Mayday. We traced it to Portsmouth Harbour,
> checked and found out there were no vessels in the area
> or missing planes.
>
> "We checked with Ofcom and they quickly established it
> was coming from a household. It turned out to be a
> faulty Freeview box. This is very very unusual, it's
> a complete freak and the odds of a digibox sending
> out a 121.5 signal must be astronomical."
>
> http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=69662006
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