From: Jack Brindle <jackbrindle-AT-earthlink.net>
Date: 28 Apr 2008 22:31:10 UTC   (04:31:10 PM in author's locale)
To: xtensionlist-AT-shed.com

Aha! As we say in ham radio - QRM.

The evidence is very strong that you had something giving off a 40 KHz signal (not necessarily involving light) that was interfering with the remote signal to the TV.
The puzzle will be figuring out what that was. Most likely, it will
come back again.

Note that it _could_ be a CFL power supply, but it could also be some other switching supply for something in the area. The clue is that it (the supply) was turned off when you came back from shopping. Welcome to the world of electro-magnetic interference!

On Apr 27, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Jerry — MacSolutions wrote:

> Ok... As it quit.. It's restarted again. The wife and I went out
> shopping this afternoon (and left the TV on like we usually do) and > on our return, the TV remotes were able to work again. How weird...
>
> I just picked up the remote because the phone was ringing, and I
> needed to turn the TV down a bit, and it just worked. The wife and > I just looked at each other with a puzzled look on our faces.
>
> So for now.. stand down the missles...
>
> Jp (shaking head)
>

-Jack Brindle, W6FB
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