What do remote-control garage door openers have to do with national security? A lot, it seems.Strengthen your jamming signal, and I'll bet you can put a stop to all kinds of subversive or just plain pesky communications...
A secretive U.S. air force facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., tested a radio frequency this past week that it would use to communicate with first responders in the event of a homeland security threat.
But the frequency also controls an estimated 50 million garage door openers, and hundreds of residents in the surrounding area found their garage doors had suddenly stopped working.
So why not add frequency jamming capabilities for civilian guns--you know, the "smart" kind with electronics they tell us will save all those lives that we could soon be mandated to own. After all, the authorities need to be able to control things in times of emergency. Who could possibly be against that, unless they're up to no good?
And hey, here's another idea--once we all get those Tommy Thompson chips embedded in our foreheads, they can usher in a whole new era of domestic tranquility.
In the mean time, here's hoping they don't screw up too many pacemakers...
Most garage door remotes operate in the 50 MHz range, right next door to the 6-meter amateur radio band. Hams have known for decades that 6-meter transmissions often screw with garage doors.
ReplyDeleteIf the super-top-secret-agent guys didn't know this, they are either extremely stupid or not paying attention, or both.
I guess military stuff doesn't have to follow FCC interference guidelines.
ReplyDeleteI vote for stupid.
and the RFID chips can be cloned. I'm willing to pay for some bogus chips that contain a virus to take that system down...that or an EMP pistol. When they try to chip me, I'll try to chunk (of lead) them.
That's why I'll resist the so-called "smart guns". Ain't no gov't thug gonna EMP MY gun!
ReplyDeleteAs for the pacemakers, I'm sure the gov't feels it's time for the elderly to hurry up and die.
"As for the pacemakers, I'm sure the gov't feels it's time for the elderly to hurry up and die."-crotalus.
ReplyDeleteI bet they can sell this to the sheeple as a measure to save Social Security.