Will the reciever pick up a signal thru a metal barn wall. The distance to driveway gate is 250' on generally flat land.
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Hi,I have a 750' driveway that is heavily wooded. I have the transmitter way up there and it transmits through trees, shrubs, and a concrete stucco house with no problems. This rig is the shiz-nit. The relay functions are great, they can turn on lights or take pictures....how ever you have it set up. Great set up...Bob.
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Like the others, I do not know; I have two receivers about 900 feet from the transmitter, inside stick built homes with several windows facing the direction of the transmitter. Sometimes one will go off, but not the other I have not determined the discrepancy however, fresh batteries in the transmitter makes this one reliable early warning system for vehicles, ATVs and an occasional bicycle....the older bikes built with steel. The best part was working with the company directly after initial problems.....they were wonderful.
1779394
Hi, I have a 750' driveway that is heavily wooded. I have the transmitter way up there and it transmits through trees, shrubs, and a concrete stucco house with no problems. This rig is the shiz-nit. The relay functions are great, they can turn on lights or take pictures....how ever you have it set up. Great set up...Bob.
1779395
Can't say about the metal barn part, but the 250' is no problem. I have mine about 800' from the receiver inside the house and it works fine. This thing has worked fine for a couple of years now and no false alarms. Cost more than the motion detector type, but much more reliable. Hope this helps.
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I mounted my inside receiver to the jamb of window facing outside unit that I mounted inside of the bird box sold separately. My unit works lide a charm. I do not know about signal going through metal wall . I would not take anything for my unit. I would stilll give it a 5 star. Wife especially loves the Dakota alert she know knows when anyone is coming up drive. Cliff
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Don't know what to tell you Craig. I know my kids open the garage way before they get to the driveway, so the range is at least a couple hundred feet. Are you sure the little wire that acts as the receiver on the remote itself is not blocked in some way? I know I have mine hanging down and it seems to get the signal from the remote pretty easily.
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Mine is about 60 yards from house. Receiver inside. I had trouble at first getting false signals from the wind. Moved the jumper to med and now works great.
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I have mine in a home office, up high on top of a bookshelf (about 6 ft). I get plenty of signal through 2 or 3 walls all the way at the other end of the house, and also outside in the driveway and the backyard. Easily 100 feet away in the house, more than that outside - once again through multiple walls. Important to note that these are wooden / wallboard walls with no metal studs.
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Does work through wall to my garage but not through metal! In plain sight no obstructions it works from over 100 feet!
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Well, the unit itself cannot, but the radio signal that it uses will make it through with significant attenuation. The unit was designed to work its best with a line-of-sight signal path, but if you can tolerate a much reduced distance, it will work with obstacles in the way. DON'T count on much signal getting through a metal barrier like aluminum or steel siding.
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Reception distance varies with number of walls it is going through. Not very strong signal after 50-75 feet.
1802538
Difficult to answer without having access to the design specifications. I suggest you ask the manufacturer. The challenge would be the distance as much as the fact that the metal trailer would be between the transmitter and the receiver.
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I live in Colorado and the unit works well in the snow, even blizzard conditions! I mounted the unit on a fence post to keep it about two feet off the ground and about 15 feet from the edge of the driveway. The distance to the receiver is close to 400 feet and, with the receiver in a line of sight window, we have had no problems with the signal.
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It depends on your situation. If you need more range outside the house, or perhaps in a house with metal lathe and plaster that cuts down the signal range it will help. I set mine up 1/2 way between the barn & the house on the well house, & I now have several hundred feet of range.
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Yes, the signal will go through walls. It does not have to be a line of sight. It needs fresh batteries often to keep it working all the time. I estimate I am putting in new AA batteries once every couple of months. David
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No, it will only set up an alarm in the control box or a bell wired to the box. It's a basic no frills alarm. I have mine about 175 or so ft from my house. Put it in a Electrical Junction box with a 2" pipe it focus's through to reduce the area size it will pick up to about a 1' diameter area 32" off of the ground. It only covers my driveway and walk-thru gates without picking up any dogs, etc.
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it all depends on the strenght of the incoming signal. It could go as far as 3 miles in line of sight.
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You should get signal within 100 yards,. but 150 might have signal loss or weak connection...
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I only have a 1500 ft driveway with sensors located at different points. I do not extend the antennas of either sending unit as the signal at the receiver is quite strong. If I extend either antenna I pick up CB traffic over a mile away on I-40.
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I'm not sure how the walls would affect the signal. Our transmitter is outside next to a tree; our receiver is on a window sill inside our log home and they are more than 50 feet apart. I hope this helps :) Our logs are 8 inches in diameter & the glass is triple-pane; signal makes it to the receiver just fine.
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I'm guessing on the range but I have a very long driveway in the woods. Probably 200 feet (+-). I mounted the receiver on the inside of my garage window (Velcro) within line of sight. I have one bar on my range indicator. The picture is a little fuzzy but is ok. Through doors and walls, I'm not sure.