Reverse engineering a car key fob signal(0x44.cc)
380 points by wolframio | 76 comments
Blog post (Part 1) describing reverse engineering the radio signal of a car key fob using an RTL-SDR dongle.
#key-fob on Hacker News
3 stories tagged key-fob, newest first.
Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range?(physics.stackexchange.com)
581 points by jasonhansel | 145 comments
A Physics Stack Exchange question asking why holding a remote car key fob against your head or body extends its range.
I fixed a parasitic drain on my car in 408 days(davidmuller.github.io)
405 points by dmuller | 449 comments
A personal blog post describing how the author spent 408 days diagnosing and fixing a parasitic battery drain on a 2013 Mazda3 by disconnecting the key fob computer system.