LOL! Ore. Man's TV Emits Int'l Distress Signal

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Ore. Mans TV Emits Intl Distress Signal

Tue Oct 19, 1:38 PM ET

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chris van Rossman's television came with a VCR, DVD player and CD player — plus a hidden feature that had a rescue team beating a path to his door.

On the night of Oct. 2, the TV began emitting the international distress signal — the 121.5 megahertz beep emitted by crashed airplanes and sinking boats.

The signal was picked up by a satellite, relayed to an Air Force base in Virginia, then to the Civil Air Patrol, then to officials in Oregon. Most signals are false alarms, but they're all checked out, and soon, men in Air Force uniforms, a police officer and Mike Bamberger, a Benton County Search and Rescue deputy, were at van Rossman's apartment door.

"I have a pretty spotless record, so I wasn't overly concerned — just a little confused," van Rossman said. "The police officer asked if I was a pilot or had a boat or anything."

more... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=12&u=/ap/20041019/ap_on_re_us/distress_signal

[Heyo]

1. Strange..

...this thread is a dupe, BTW.

Still... why would a man's TV emit a beep in that frequency?

Perhaps it was not his TV, but something that was broadcast over the air, cable or satellite.....

Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.

Heyo

[TheDebbieDee]

2. I've been told that my vibrator does the same thing! : ^ P