jrb
04-15-2006, 05:34 PM
Here’s a link to a Yahoo search that reports this happening in Ottawa: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=canadian+garage+doors+us+military&sp=1&fr2=sp-top&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&ei=UTF-8&SpellState=n-3738611636_q-4eAf0pUAFuxrbLlVccAG.AABAA%40%40 .
But its now happened to my house, in Edina, Minnesota.
Two openers and 5 TX; including the “HomeLink” in my wife’s car! (one rolling code the other not)
Wednesday morning we were able to close the doors when we left for work; as late as 8am.
Also worked fine when I came home about noon.
But at about 4:45pm I couldn’t close my garage door on my way to the barber shop; and it didn’t open when I returned.
Nor could my wife get her door to open when she came home about 5:30; via her “HomeLink”.
The TXs would not even work within the garage; batteries all checked out OK.
Sort of the same deal Thursday morning; though the TXs would open now from within the garage.
Thursday night, there was a bit of range improvement: doors would close about 5 feet outside the garage, but not open the door until right next to the door.
Yesterday (Friday) all is well!!!
Doors open from out in the street.
Across the street is Braemar Golf Course; my house is circled on the East side of the photo.
The circle furthest to the SW is a huge tower with lots of antennae (about 1 mile?); a Police Supervisor told me it is used by the county for many different things.
The circle in the open are just to the east of the tower is now a police training center.
Also, we are over flown by commercial air traffic to/from MSP.
The police supervisor was great, listened and even read the articles in the link; got back to me late Thursday that he hadn’t gotten from all he’s checking, but hadn’t found anything city services that might be doing something funny.
Being Easter/Passover weekend a friend thought maybe there was some sort of security thing going on. And I haven’t been able to check with the neighbors; though their garages are filled w/stuff not cars.
Any ideas from ya’ll on what to do who call, etc.?
TIA,
Jim
But its now happened to my house, in Edina, Minnesota.
Two openers and 5 TX; including the “HomeLink” in my wife’s car! (one rolling code the other not)
Wednesday morning we were able to close the doors when we left for work; as late as 8am.
Also worked fine when I came home about noon.
But at about 4:45pm I couldn’t close my garage door on my way to the barber shop; and it didn’t open when I returned.
Nor could my wife get her door to open when she came home about 5:30; via her “HomeLink”.
The TXs would not even work within the garage; batteries all checked out OK.
Sort of the same deal Thursday morning; though the TXs would open now from within the garage.
Thursday night, there was a bit of range improvement: doors would close about 5 feet outside the garage, but not open the door until right next to the door.
Yesterday (Friday) all is well!!!
Doors open from out in the street.
Across the street is Braemar Golf Course; my house is circled on the East side of the photo.
The circle furthest to the SW is a huge tower with lots of antennae (about 1 mile?); a Police Supervisor told me it is used by the county for many different things.
The circle in the open are just to the east of the tower is now a police training center.
Also, we are over flown by commercial air traffic to/from MSP.
The police supervisor was great, listened and even read the articles in the link; got back to me late Thursday that he hadn’t gotten from all he’s checking, but hadn’t found anything city services that might be doing something funny.
Being Easter/Passover weekend a friend thought maybe there was some sort of security thing going on. And I haven’t been able to check with the neighbors; though their garages are filled w/stuff not cars.
Any ideas from ya’ll on what to do who call, etc.?
TIA,
Jim