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Gomez-16 t1_j6nr5pb wrote

New anti idle mechanic unlocked!

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galactica_pegasus t1_j6oshmp wrote

Depending on what radio that is it's possible it's operating outside of FCC limits, anyway. BaoFeng radios, for example (there are others) are often sold online with frequencies and power levels unlocked that are not legal in the USA. You're supposed to program them (software defined radio, I think?) but few people do it... They just take them out of the box, play around, and cause havoc.

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CWF182 t1_j6p1l3g wrote

The frequency does not have to be outside of the FCC limts for this to happen. It's simply poor Radio Frequency (RF) shielding in either the cables or device itself. I'm a ham radio operator and we deal with RF interference all the time using totally legal frequencies. In fact RF interference is why many well designed devices will have a cylindrical object in the connecting and / or power cords. That device is a ferrite choke and it's purpose is to minimize the induced current that results from nearby RF fields from affecting the device.

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jimjiminee t1_j6o4hry wrote

Can someone explain to me what's happening here?

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FidoShock t1_j6op51a wrote

High power digital radio transmission induces current into mouse and/or keyboard wire. The voltage spikes from said induction are interpreted as signals coming from the mouse itself.

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CaffeinatedLiquid t1_j6os6zh wrote

You know how when people use a tense unit or get hit with a taser and their muscles contract? It's that but with the signals moving between the mouse and the pc

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Foef_Yet_Flalf t1_j6phfmz wrote

My work radio went transmitting will cause a subtle interference pattern to develop on my desktop monitor. Strange since it's a digital signal.

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callmebigley t1_j6p8ilu wrote

I don't know why I'm surprised it's a wired mouse. At first I figured radio interference would be a problem for Bluetooth but even shitty Bluetooth has to plan for that

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