After locals complain of poor signal, California cops raid home to find 5G jammer device

jaded · August 31, 2021, 12:47am

I never considered the tower’s receivers. You’re absolutely correct!

The police map shows a 0.25 mile radius circle centered around the intersection near where the jammer was found.

An antenna search of the area shows 30 towers and 158 antennas within a 3.0 mile radius.

The nearest traditional cell tower (not 5G) is a Sprint Nextel tower 0.8 miles away, well outside the circle.

I thought the police map reflected the area of existing complaints of signal loss, but you’re right, they should cast a wider net around the area.

Interesting that the police radios stopped working nearby. Their radios operate at 154 MHz, not one of the common jammer frequencies.

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