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Re:Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? by martin-adams on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @01:55AM (#38923216)
I’ve been using this trick for many years. Things like when in a car park and trying to confirm I’ve locked my car at some distance, this has worked. It’s been pretty reliable for me.
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Re:Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? by LargeTomato on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @02:17AM (#38923336)
One more anecdote, this has not consistently worked for me. Raising the height of the receiver may have an effect but I'm not sure.
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Re:Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? by srcreigh on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @07:49AM (#38925551)
We need to cross analysis people across the axes of tall/short and large/small head for posterity
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Re:Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? by zro on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @04:59PM (#38932784)
Tall with large head here, works pretty consistently for me
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Re:Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @11:39AM (#38928171)
Maybe there's a difference in resonance of the people reporting their experiences here; also differences in the frequency tuning of the fobs?
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