October 24, 2004

A TV set in Oregon [broadcasted a strong enough signal to send searchers to a man's apartment](http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/18/odd.television.reut/). > > "They'd never seen signal come that strong from a home appliance," said van Rossmann. "They were quite surprised. I think we all were." > > > Authorities had expected to find a boat or small plane with a malfunctioning transponder, the usual culprit in such incidents, emitting the 121.5 MHz frequency of the distress signal used internationally. > > > (Via [rhianblock](http://www.rhianblock.com/archives/000048.aspx).)

A TV set in Oregon [broadcasted a strong enough signal to send searchers to a man's apartment](http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/18/odd.television.reut/). > > "They'd never seen signal come that strong from a home appliance," said van Rossmann. "They were quite surprised. I think we all were." > > > Authorities had expected to find a boat or small plane with a malfunctioning transponder, the usual culprit in such incidents, emitting the 121.5 MHz frequency of the distress signal used internationally. > > > (Via [rhianblock](http://www.rhianblock.com/archives/000048.aspx).)