Range of keyfob

[Wim J]

I am considering a wireless alarmsystem for my home.
At this moment I am in the process of designing my
system based on the Visonic Powermax Pro.
(That will be on the market soon)
I want to operate my system with keyfobs.
I prefer not to use delayed zones in my house,
so I want to use the keyfob when I am outside
my home to arm and disarm the system.

Can anyone tell something about the range
of keyfobs? Will it work for disarm and arm
when outside? Total distance between fob and centrale
will be 5-8 meter, depending on location where I
put system. No concrete wall between fob and system.


Wim


P.S. The keyfob I have in mind is the MCT-237. Thats
a two-way keyfob which will display status results
from system, so feedback about successfull arming
is present.

 

[Nick Markowitz Jr.]

avarage fob can get upto 10 meters or more if there are no obstructions 3
meters if problems

 

[Robert L Bass]

avarage fob can get upto 10 meters or more if there are no obstructions 3

I've used Napco wireless keyfobs successfully at distance up to about
50' from the front of the home. Whenever we used wireless, which
wasn't all that often since I prefer hard-wired, I would usually
install the receiver above the door inside a first floor coat closet.
I've used Napco's 2-way universal (works with *most* brands) keyfobs
with similar results. Obviously, performance is going to vary with
the type of construction and other factors such as obstructions. But
IME 50' is a reasonable expectation in recent construction, barring
obstructions like major appliances or whatever.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass
Bass Home Electronics
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com

 

[Wim J]

avarage fob can get upto 10 meters or more if there are no obstructions 3
meters if problems

Ok, thank you. Its not the answer I like to hear . And since Europe
uses different frequency (868Mhz versus 313Mhz in USA) range of keyfob
maybe even less in Europe (at least, as far as I know).
I hope the detectors (PIR and magnetic) have better range.
Can any comment on that?

Wim

 

[Wim J]

I've used Napco wireless keyfobs successfully at distance up to about
50' from the front of the home. Whenever we used wireless, which
wasn't all that often since I prefer hard-wired, I would usually
install the receiver above the door inside a first floor coat closet.
I've used Napco's 2-way universal (works with *most* brands) keyfobs
with similar results. Obviously, performance is going to vary with
the type of construction and other factors such as obstructions. But
IME 50' is a reasonable expectation in recent construction, barring
obstructions like major appliances or whatever.

Thanks. One stupid question. Since I am not used to inches, foot and
yards I am not familiar what 50' means. 50 inch? foot? yard?
Once I know that, I can convert this to meters myzelf.

Wim

 

[Crash Gordon]

' =feet
" =inch



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Crash Gordon
-------ouch------

<I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe>
| Robert L Bass wrote:
| > I've used Napco wireless keyfobs successfully at distance up to about
| > 50' from the front of the home. Whenever we used wireless, which
| > wasn't all that often since I prefer hard-wired, I would usually
| > install the receiver above the door inside a first floor coat closet.
| > I've used Napco's 2-way universal (works with *most* brands) keyfobs
| > with similar results. Obviously, performance is going to vary with
| > the type of construction and other factors such as obstructions. But
| > IME 50' is a reasonable expectation in recent construction, barring
| > obstructions like major appliances or whatever.
| >
|
| Thanks. One stupid question. Since I am not used to inches, foot and
| yards I am not familiar what 50' means. 50 inch? foot? yard?
| Once I know that, I can convert this to meters myzelf.
|
| Wim

 

[alarman]

avarage fob can get upto 10 meters or more if there are no
obstructions 3 meters if problems

Meters? WTF...Last time I checkd PA was still part of the US.

 

[Doug]

I recall driving on the East Coast 10 or 15l years ago , I think it was
Connecticut where some of the signs on the freeway had the distances posted
in kilometres.

Doug

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[Doug]

15

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I recall driving on the East Coast 10 or 15l years ago , I think it was
Connecticut where some of the signs on the freeway had the distances posted
in kilometres.

Doug

 

[alarman]

I recall driving on the East Coast 10 or 15l years ago , I think it
was Connecticut where some of the signs on the freeway had the
distances posted in kilometres.

Doug

Kilometres? Now you're starting to piss me off.

 

[Doug]

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/signs/


Doug

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[Doug]

The correct spelling of the word or the metrification of the US ?

Doug

 

[alarman]

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/signs/

Ah, yes. The US attempt in 1980 to convert to the metric system.

 

[alarman]

The correct spelling of the word or the metrification of the US ?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/metre

You in the US now, son.

 

[Frank Olson]

http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/signs/


Doug

Heh! The sign for Badwater has a bit of a "conversion error". I liken
it to Bass' "years in the trade". 282 Feet below sea level is NOT 855
meters. 1983 to 1996 is NOT "29 years" in the trade.

 

[Doug]

Double click on the image Frank, its actually 85.5 not 855

Doug

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[Doug]

Its an insidious process and its slowly making inroads, who would have
thought that Ford would ever market a Mustang with a 5.0 (litre/liter)
engine rather than a 302 ci engine, but it happened and has been accepted
and even embraced. If I'm not wrong, I believe that pretty much the whole US
auto industry now uses metric fasteners and measurements.

For the record, I'm dead set against metrification, as far as I'm concerned
its only good for rattling cages.


Doug



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[Robert L Bass]

Heh! The sign for Badwater has a bit of a "conversion error". I liken
it to Bass' "years in the trade". 282 Feet below sea level is NOT 855
meters. 1983 to 1996 is NOT "29 years" in the trade.

The sign reads 85.5 meters, which is just shy of 282 feet. As usual,
Olson gets it wrong.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass
Bass Home Electronics
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com

 

[Jim]

The sign reads 85.5 meters, which is just shy of 282 feet. As usual,
Olson gets it wrong.

And as usual ..... you're still an asshole.

**** off .... dead man.

 

[Robert L Bass]

55/ fe0' from the front of the home. Whenever we used wireless, which

Thanks. One stupid question. Since I am not used to inches, foot and
yards I am not familiar what 50' means. 50 inch? foot? yard?
Once I know that, I can convert this to meters myzelf.

Wim

50' (50 feet) is roughly 15.24 meters.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass
Bass Home Electronics
www.BassBurglarAlarms.com