[RFI] [ CBC.ca ] "Something mysterious is blocking vehicle key fobs from working in a small Alberta town"

[Graham]

there was a follow story where the reveal the source of the problem.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/carstairs-key-fob-mystery-solved-grocery-store-1.5003043

turns out it was a remote car starter stuck on transmit, at least that 
is what Canada's equivalent of the FCC reported.

cheers, Graham ve3gtc


On 2019-02-05 17:48:02, Don Kirk wrote:
> An easy alternative to a full blown spectrum analyzer is a  chesp ($25)
> RTL-SDR dongle receiver plugged into a laptop with portable directional
> antenna.  Full coverage from 25Mhz to 1.7 GHz.  Easy to view the key fob
> frequencies with this setup.  I use this type system all the time with an
> additional HF  upconverter for tracking down MF and HF RFI.
>
> 73,
> Don wd8dsb
>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 12:20 PM Stephanie WX3K via RFI <rfi at contesting.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Someone with a spectrum analyzer and direction antenna gear can help find
>> the source(s)
>>
>> Stephanie
>>
>>> On Feb 5, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Steve Sacco NN4X <nn4x at embarqmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Interesting mystery...
>>>
>>>
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/carstairs-westview-co-op-grocery-car-key-fob-1.4999558
>>> --
>>> Steve Sacco
>>> NN4X
>>> Narcoossee, FL
>>> EL98jh
>>>
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