Military Jams Garage Doors Openers
Found this from AP and it looks like bad news for garage door openers near military bases: "Between now and 2008, the military is supplying a new radio system to roughly 125 bases that uses the same frequency as the one relied upon by more than 90 percent of the remotely operated openers, Pentagon and industry officials say. The military radio signal is sometimes so strong that it overpowers the opener's signal, preventing the door from opening. Or it can also vastly reduce the opener's range, forcing the user to walk close to the garage before it will open."

I remember reading that AirForce One would cause garages to flip open when it woudl fly low, but this news must be a drag if you live near a base. A $60 fix is underway assuming you can tell it's the jamming and not bad batteries.

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