Interference from airport equipment and CarPlay

tmwong

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Noticed an interesting quirk with CarPlay and the nearby airport (SJC). A local freeway (CA 87) runs parallel to the main runway and is elevated near the south runway threshold. Whenever I pass that spot the music on CarPlay wireless will stutter a handful of times, making me wonder if some airport radar is overwhelming one of:

  • Bluetooth
  • Cellular
  • Wi-Fi
As an experiment I’ll try wired CarPlay and see if the music still stutters.

- T
 
It happens to all wireless carplays. At least for me, my Defender and AGT both suffers from this interference.
 
A quick skim of the ‘net suggests ILS or Doppler radar interference with Wi-Fi as potential culprits. As an experiment I might try using wired CarPlay on the next drive past.

- T
 
A quick skim of the ‘net suggests ILS or Doppler radar interference with Wi-Fi as potential culprits. As an experiment I might try using wired CarPlay on the next drive past.

- T
Unlikely ILS that operates at 108 to 112 MHz. NEXRAD radar operates just above the WiFi band and could easily have out of band noise in the WiFi band.
 
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