[EAS] Public Warnings Technology idiots

[Barry Mishkind]

At 02:38 PM 9/4/2020, Larry Wood wrote:
>We had a contractor show up at our transmitter to bid on some work. When he went to leave he found he could not get into his car. The RF was keeping his remote key from working. After trying unsuccessfully to get in his car for several minutes he found me and asked if I could help with his problem. I pointed out there was a key on his fob and that it would open his car door. He told me he had never used it and didn't think to try it.

        I experienced this at a mountain site here,
        but the funny one was around the Empire
        State Building ... a *lot* of people were
        having their cars towed, because 
        their key fob didn't open the car or start it.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/empire-state-building-car-zap-mystery-article-1.343366

> ... and they didn't need batteries. Today there is no equivalent. 

        Nope.  Radio Shack is gone.
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