On 09/01/14 15:08, Jan Whitaker wrote: > hmmm....I wonder if this is what caused this woman's problem: > http://www.theage.com.au/drive/motor-news/woman-locked-inside-audi-q3-on-41degree-day-20140108-30hde.html
It is unlikely that a short range GPS jammer in one car would cause enough interference to disable a wireless smart key in another. GPS operates on a much higher frequency than a car remote. Of course as most such jammers are illegal and obtained illicitly, they may not be very well made and so cause interference to more than just GPS. Apart from location, GPS is also widely used as an accurate timing signal, including by some wireless networks. So jamming GPS could cause problems for some communications systems, particularly mobile phone networks. ps: If worried about being trapped in a car, carry an escape tool. This is a small pointed steel probe, which can break the toughened glass of a car side window (not the laminated windscreen). There are pocket size versions which can be carried on a keyring and larger units which look like a plastic hammer, to keep in the car. These usually also include a seatbelt cutter. I purchased a glow in the dark model: http://blog.tomw.net.au/2012/01/glow-in-dark-car-emergency-hammer.html -- Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au The Higher Education Whisperer http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
