Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:03:47 -0600 From: Hassan <seyed.m.tabatabainospaml.com> Subject: Re: Keyless Entry Range
Walt Kienzle wrote: > > "Charles" <cstoyernospamrpex.com> wrote in message > news:7NqdnaHpjNzOHSPbnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2dnospamnet... >> We have a 2001 9-5 with keyless entry. Manual says it only works short >> range, and it does, and this seems to be intentional. Around 15-30 feet. >> >> Today, while running errands, I was listening to CarTalk >> (http://www.cartalk.org/) and someone called in about the remote. They >> said their geek son said that if you point it at your chin, the range is >> longer. Klick and Klack said putting it in your open mouth is much >> better. >> >> Today, while leaving a church picnic, I was about 100 feet or more from >> the car, too far for the keyless entry to work. So, I tried it. It >> didn't work. I opened my mouth, stuck it in there and tried again. >> >> The doors opened! >> >> Charles > > I know those two often say things tongue-in-cheek. I didn't know that it > was also remote-in-mouth. well, there is a thing in optics called constructive interference of spherical waves
