[opendtv] Cops track emergency call to malfunctioning TV

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:06:55 -0400

Cops track emergency call to malfunctioning TV

By Richard Shim
Story last modified October 18, 2004, 12:38 PM PDT

Talk about unwanted new features in fancy televisions, college 
student Chris van Rossman got more than he wanted with his Toshiba 
set--as he learned when emergency and law enforcement officials came 
knocking.

Earlier this month, Rossman's year-old 20-inch flat screen TV started 
broadcasting over the 121.5MHz frequency, the channel used for 
distress signals. Such signals are used by search and rescue workers 
to find airplanes that have crashed or boats that are lost or 
missing. Rossman's TV was picked up by search and rescue satellites 
and emergency crews were alerted.

...

http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5415719.html



 
 
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