--- In toyota-prius@yahoogroups.com, "Karl" <joes_morgue@...> wrote:
>
> I had a simular problem last night...
>
> We were in a non-descript parking garage, backed into a TIGHT
parking
> spot. Got out, and hit the button on the door. Nothing. My wife
> gave me her purse that had the only key with us, still nothing.
No
> lights on dash, open/close door. Nothing. Walked around to the
other
> side, hit the button, door locked.
>
> WHY?
>

Our microwave path engineer at work was telling me about a task he
was given to locate a problem in a parking lot where the cars often
would not respond to remote controls. Since there was a power line
nearby (where is there NOT one?) our utility was blamed until we
could prove it wasn't us (sigh.) Dave brought a spectrum analyser
and a yagi, which led him to a local bar. It wasn't open for
business but the owner or manager was there. It seems they had
recently installed a wireless control for their dance floor
lighting - when Dave had them use the alternate channel the problems
disappeared.

Mike