Who says you can't learn from your kids

[Bruce Cohen]

My 20 year old daughter showed me a really cool trick the other day.

Now this sounds really crazy, but if works.

If you hold you car's remote against your throat (or some other body part, and no I haven't tried all of them, the range or the remote is increased.

I tried this and it does work. I assume that you body acts like a transmission tower, utilizing a larger area, therefore, making the remote's signal stronger.

Probably Loring or one of you other telcom wiz's can explain why this works and if it will turn you into a mute, or something.

I'd be interested hearing what you guys come up with.

Bruce

[Otter]

I always use my chin for that

[cabinetman]

Bruce

I haven't tried that yet, but it's probably like touching your TV antenna and getting a reception change. But increasing the distance on my truck's remote sounds great. I'm gonna try hooking a 102" whip antenna to it.

[LCHIEN]

well, here's how I understand it works.
The RF energy from the Fob affects your optic cortex nerve, making your vision shift. The eye-image becomes smaller to the brain making the car appear to be farther away, thus reinforcing the apparent observation that the remote range has increased.