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KT2000

(20,581 posts)
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 02:43 AM Sep 2017

Question about...

During the last week myself and a few neighbors have had issues with
1. Loss of satellite signal for TV - going out several times a day
2. Loss of cable for TV - also going out several times a day
3. Loss of TV using antennae
4. Outdoor light controlled by remote turns itself on
4. Back door of SUV pops open on its own even if it is locked

Is there a common denominator to these events? We live in an area where Navy Growler jets pass over on their way to test sites for exercises in electronic jamming. Could something like that affect these issues? If so, the Navy would never admit it - secret stuff.

Years ago people living in Everett, WA were having their garage doors open spontaneously. Navy did fess up to that one.

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Question about... (Original Post) KT2000 Sep 2017 OP
Possibly related to solar flare activity (sunspots)? Tanuki Sep 2017 #1
Didn't know about that KT2000 Sep 2017 #2
Possibly recent Sun spots/ Solar flares Duppers Sep 2017 #3
Thanks! KT2000 Sep 2017 #7
Most likely sun outages, IMO Thor_MN Sep 2017 #4
Thank you! KT2000 Sep 2017 #8
Didn't you hear the world ended a few days ago SCantiGOP Sep 2017 #5
Now EVERYTHING KT2000 Sep 2017 #6
Having a locked door pop open is, um, disconcerting. Think I'd report that one to the mfgr. eppur_se_muova Sep 2017 #9
Yes - KT2000 Sep 2017 #10

Duppers

(28,125 posts)
3. Possibly recent Sun spots/ Solar flares
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 07:07 AM
Sep 2017

Whoops. Edited to say I didn't see Tanuki's post but just hit reply. That's just confirmation of my hunch.

See...
https://gizmodo.com/why-has-our-sun-been-freaking-out-so-much-lately-1803778416

And here...
Scientist Warns Solar Flares Could Devastate Infrastructure
Evan Garcia | September 19, 2017
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/19/fermilab-scientist-warns-solar-flares-could-devastate-infrastructure

But don't discount your excellent guess that it could also be military, especially Navy operations either.

We live on the mid-Atlantic east coast and our net service and my cell phone service was terribly wonky all day yesterday. We are surrounded by Navy here along with living directly across from CIA's "The Farm" (Camp Peary). Weird stuff happens here and not just electrically.



 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
4. Most likely sun outages, IMO
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 10:15 AM
Sep 2017

Near the equinox, the sun can/will cross the position of geostationary satellites, and "blind" receivers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_outage

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
5. Didn't you hear the world ended a few days ago
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 12:22 PM
Sep 2017

Those are the poltergeists leaving your house for the great beyond.

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)
9. Having a locked door pop open is, um, disconcerting. Think I'd report that one to the mfgr.
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 02:52 PM
Sep 2017

They may not know about it, and need to get started on a fix.

KT2000

(20,581 posts)
10. Yes -
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 02:55 PM
Sep 2017

she took it to the shop but they could not get it to do it so they showed her how to disconnect the connection to her fob. The car is only 9 months old.

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