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Distress Signal Emitted By Flat-Screen TV

Posted by timothy on from the help-these-programs-are-awful dept.

pinqkandi writes "CNN is a running a story on an Oregon college student's flat-screen Toshiba TV which was releasing the 121.5 MHz international distress signal. He was unaware of the issue until local police, search and rescue, and civil air patrol members showed up at his apartment's door. Apparently the signal was strong enough to be picked up by satellite and then routed to the Air Force Rescue Center in Virginia. Quite impressive - luckily Toshiba is offering him a free replacement."

3 of 514 comments (clear)

  1. "hey... wow... what an interesting story" by junk · · Score: 0, Troll

    yeah, that's what i thought to myself when i read it a few hours ago on fark. great original content guys. might as well pull things a few hours after they get posted to the AP wire.

  2. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN [Parent Is TROLL] by seanadams.com · · Score: 0, Troll

    You pinhead.

    It's $10K for the equipment.

    Plus people to learn it and operate it.

    Plus a qualified lab to sign off on the final product.

    It's not just $10K.

    And why don't you sign up for an account so I can properly insult your retarded comment?

  3. Channel 14 does so exist ... by quarkscat · · Score: 0, Troll

    at least in the Metro Washington (DC) area.
    It is WFDC (Telefutura), which is a Spanish
    language station.

    Of course, considering our current state of
    "Political Correctness", it could well be a
    pirate station operating at full broadcast
    power without any legal interference from
    the FCC.