Last evening, at approximately 9:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time, three (3) remote control devices came on, or changed in our house, not quite sequentially - about over 10 seconds or so. My wife and I - the only humans in the house - were together in thelibrary. The cats were also scattered about in the library.
The gas-log in the library came on. The remote is an RF device, not IR, and it did not respond to the remote to turn off, so I cut off the gas.
The (Panasonic Plasma c. 2009) TV, also in the library, changed channels. The remote is a Comcast IR-type. The TV did respond to the remote.
The Insignia (cheap LED c. 2021) TV in the kitchen (50 feet and three rooms away as the crow flies) came on. It also did respond to the IR remote.
The house is a three-story center-hall colonial, built in 1890, with substantial additions in 1928, totally about 4,200 net-square-feet as measured by the county (does not include bathrooms, and space under the eaves).
Thoughts? I would like to think we had ghosts - or at least poltergeists, but why now, after 14 years?
Last evening, at approximately 9:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time, three (3) remote control devices came on, or changed in our house, not quite sequentially - about over 10 seconds or so. My wife and I - the only humans in the house - were together in thelibrary. The cats were also scattered about in the library.
The gas-log in the library came on. The remote is an RF device, not IR, and it did not respond to the remote to turn off, so I cut off the gas.
The (Panasonic Plasma c. 2009) TV, also in the library, changed channels. The remote is a Comcast IR-type. The TV did respond to the remote.
The Insignia (cheap LED c. 2021) TV in the kitchen (50 feet and three rooms away as the crow flies) came on. It also did respond to the IR remote.
The house is a three-story center-hall colonial, built in 1890, with substantial additions in 1928, totally about 4,200 net-square-feet as measured by the county (does not include bathrooms, and space under the eaves).
Thoughts? I would like to think we had ghosts - or at least poltergeists, but why now, after 14 years?
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
The gas-log now works fine with a change-of-battery in both the remote and the receiver - again note this is an RF device, not an IR device.
Forgot to mention: The mini-split went down two (2) degrees (in 'cool' mode) at the same time. That is an IR remote. None of the other splits (total of six (6)) came on.
The insignia does take a few seconds to show a picture from turn-on.
The neighbor to the west had no symptoms. The neighbor to the right had no R/C devices on at the time, and none came on. We did not ask across the street or behind. There were no *discernable* power-surges.
I suppose time might move differently for spooks... And the cats do seem oblivious should they be there. I suppose having European parents, one of which was Irish makes me more open to the unusual than most.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
On 24/05/2022 14:59, Peter W. wrote:Better them than gremlins!
The gas-log now works fine with a change-of-battery in both the remote and the receiver - again note this is an RF device, not an IR device.
Forgot to mention: The mini-split went down two (2) degrees (in 'cool' mode) at the same time. That is an IR remote. None of the other splits (total of six (6)) came on.
The insignia does take a few seconds to show a picture from turn-on.
The neighbor to the west had no symptoms. The neighbor to the right had no R/C devices on at the time, and none came on. We did not ask across the street or behind. There were no *discernable* power-surges.
I suppose time might move differently for spooks... And the cats do seem oblivious should they be there. I suppose having European parents, one of which was Irish makes me more open to the unusual than most.
Peter WieckAh! Not ghosts or poltergeists...leprechauns!
Melrose Park, PA
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Jeff
Last evening, at approximately 9:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time, three (3) remote control devices came on, or changed in our house, not quite sequentially - about over 10 seconds or so. My wife and I - the only humans in the house - were together in thelibrary. The cats were also scattered about in the library.
Last evening, at approximately 9:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time, three (3) remote control devices came on, or changed in our house, not quite sequentially - about over 10 seconds or so. My wife and I - the only humans in the house - were together in thelibrary. The cats were also scattered about in the library.
The gas-log in the library came on. The remote is an RF device, not IR, and it did not respond to the remote to turn off, so I cut off the gas.Drive around the neighborhood looking for new HAM antennas.
The (Panasonic Plasma c. 2009) TV, also in the library, changed channels. The remote is a Comcast IR-type. The TV did respond to the remote.
The Insignia (cheap LED c. 2021) TV in the kitchen (50 feet and three rooms away as the crow flies) came on. It also did respond to the IR remote.
The house is a three-story center-hall colonial, built in 1890, with substantial additions in 1928, totally about 4,200 net-square-feet as measured by the county (does not include bathrooms, and space under the eaves).
Thoughts? I would like to think we had ghosts - or at least poltergeists, but why now, after 14 years?
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Drive around the neighborhood looking for new HAM antennas.
So, does any of your equipment support networking?
Last evening, at approximately 9:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time, three (3) remote control devices came on, or changed in our house, not quite sequentially - about over 10 seconds or so. My wife and I - the only humans in the house - were together in thelibrary. The cats were also scattered about in the library.
The gas-log in the library came on. The remote is an RF device, not IR, and it did not respond to the remote to turn off, so I cut off the gas.Hi Peter; you do not say what your home network setup is like; however, many devices nowdays support networking either via bluethooth, wifi, or dedicate 2.4 Ghz band (like a mouse dongle).
The (Panasonic Plasma c. 2009) TV, also in the library, changed channels. The remote is a Comcast IR-type. The TV did respond to the remote.
The Insignia (cheap LED c. 2021) TV in the kitchen (50 feet and three rooms away as the crow flies) came on. It also did respond to the IR remote.
The house is a three-story center-hall colonial, built in 1890, with substantial additions in 1928, totally about 4,200 net-square-feet as measured by the county (does not include bathrooms, and space under the eaves).
Thoughts? I would like to think we had ghosts - or at least poltergeists, but why now, after 14 years?
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
The gas-log is a dumb device, not connected to the mains (battery-only), and is RF based, not IR based. https://www.amazon.com/Peterson-1001-A-Skytech-remote-control/dp/B003KXCCIW?ref_=ast_slp_dp
On 5/24/2022 7:47 AM, Peter W. wrote:library. The cats were also scattered about in the library.
Last evening, at approximately 9:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time, three (3) remote control devices came on, or changed in our house, not quite sequentially - about over 10 seconds or so. My wife and I - the only humans in the house - were together in the
The gas-log in the library came on. The remote is an RF device, not IR, and it did not respond to the remote to turn off, so I cut off the gas.
The (Panasonic Plasma c. 2009) TV, also in the library, changed channels. The remote is a Comcast IR-type. The TV did respond to the remote.
The Insignia (cheap LED c. 2021) TV in the kitchen (50 feet and three rooms away as the crow flies) came on. It also did respond to the IR remote.
The house is a three-story center-hall colonial, built in 1890, with substantial additions in 1928, totally about 4,200 net-square-feet as measured by the county (does not include bathrooms, and space under the eaves).
Thoughts? I would like to think we had ghosts - or at least poltergeists, but why now, after 14 years?
Peter WieckDrive around the neighborhood looking for new HAM antennas.
Melrose Park, PA
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