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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Aircraft electronics are also pathetically behind the curve. I don't have to turn my phone off every time I get into a car for fear of the whole thing going up in flames.
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Not quite true. There's some evidence in the recent past of cars cutting out due to poorly protected ECUs being exposed to signals from mobile phone masts and military instillations.
Also, if you've ever listened to the radio and heard a morse-code like sound from the radio it's most likely because a phone has gone off in the studio. This has also happened at parties, usually where phones have been placed on top of cheap speakers.
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Originally Posted by Honest John FAQs
BBC News Announcement 10-11-06
The Ministry of Defence has admitted that a fault at an RAF radar dome was responsible for causing electrical problems with dozens of cars.
Engines and lights cut out and speedometer dials swung up to 150mph as motorists drove past the dome.
At the time the MoD said there was no guarantee that the Trimingham radar on the north Norfolk coast was the cause.
It now says it will consider claims for compensation after an inquiry found the radar was "out of alignment".
An MoD spokeswoman said the inquiry revealed the Type 93 radar spinning inside the dome had been out of alignment between November 2005 and February 2006.
The spokeswoman said that there was no danger to the public or personnel but the MoD would now consider outstanding compensation claims on a case-by-case basis.
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