Johnny G Pipe

Someone round here must have lost the transponder fob before. I keep worrying that I will, when somewhere far away from home- and the car will need to be craned onto a flat bed..

I have a spare door key, and a little red master box thing that came in the glovebox of the car: what does this do, and - are spare fobs available?

Something I'd rather be prepared for, knowing how absent minded I am..

John Boggiano

You're meant to HAVE a spare, Johnny.

What's this 'little red master box thing'?

Johnny G Pipe

S'far as I can remember, it is the same size as the transponder but with no buttons, and is in a sealed box..very mysterious. I think its something to do with reprogramming new transponders.

Maybe that IS the spare. Or maybe its just junk the PO left in the car, and FA to do with the alarm...

At work but will take a pic when I get home tomorrow night.

Christer

I am a bit jealous. I haven't got a transponder and I thought it was something only fitted to commercial airliners and military aircraft. IFF mode - how does that work?

Please explain.

Johnny G Pipe

Transponder: Electronic package aboard a telecommunications satellite that 1) receives transmissions from earth (uplink); 2) changes signal frequency; 3) amplifies the signal; and, 4) transmits the signal to earth (downlink). Modern communications satellites use 24 or more transponders and can be C-Band, Ku-Band, or both. (See also: C-Band, Downlink, Ku-Band, Satellite, Uplink)

You burned all that cash on mods and didn't get telecommunications satellite electronics? You've been had, mate.

The immobiliser bit on a fob is called a transponder, too-http://www.caralarmuk.com/acatalog/info_20000.html.

Maybe that's not exactly what I meant, but you know what I'm getting at..

Christer

[QUOTE=Johnny G]Transponder: Electronic package aboard a telecommunications satellite that 1) receives transmissions from earth (uplink); 2) changes signal frequency; 3) amplifies the signal; and, 4) transmits the signal to earth (downlink). Modern communications satellites use 24 or more transponders and can be C-Band, Ku-Band, or both. (See also: C-Band, Downlink, Ku-Band, Satellite, Uplink)
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oh come on, speak english! (or at least British... )