Re: New toys :-)

["Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Justin

I'll have a good look tonight when I get back from work....If a group order
does come off, count me in!

Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New toys :-)


> Neil,
> my bits did come from Canada and no I didn't get stung by customs :-)
> I purchased them from a dealer who sells on Ebay, I contacted him
directly
> to check on shipping etc and ended up buying directly. Check out his
Ebay
> store http://www.ebaystores.com/id=2993521
> The order took about 12 days to arrive.
>
> I'm wondering if a few people want stuff from this guy, it might be
worth
> placing one collective order and saving a bit on shipping, perhaps
even a
> bit of a discount?
>
> Justin.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Neil F <automated@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New toys :-)
>
>
> > Where did you order from, Justin? Did customs take their slice?
Everytime
> > Iv'e ordered DVD's from the US I've been hit by customs, but
never been
> hit
> > when ordering from Canada...Are there any home automation
companies in
> > Canada that anyone can recommend?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Neil
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>
> > To: "UKHA" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 1:53 PM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] New toys :-)
> >
> >
> > > 3 x EagleEye PIR sensors
> > > 2 x Outdoor PIR sensors
> > > 2 x Slimfire remotes
> > > 1 x MP3 remote keypad + MR26A ALL HOUSECODE RF receiver.
> > >
> > > This little lot weighted in at $128 including postage of
$35. I dread
to
> > > think what the equivalent UK pricing would be!
> > >
> > > Impressions:
> > > Hawkeye's - Smaller than I thought, easy to set up, can be
used
> > externally.
> > >
> > > Outdoor PIRs - Better range to MR26A than EagleEye, Bloody
huge, will
> look
> > > stupid!
> > >
> > > Slimfires - Poor range compared to EagleEye
> > >
> > > MR26A - This brings it all together as this unit 'hears' all
the other
> > stuff
> > > which uses 310MHz. Initially I was very disappointed with
the range of
> > this
> > > thing, it was perhaps 15 feet to the farthest EagleEye when
testing,
but
> > > simply stripping back some of the pigtail antenna and
connecting it to
> an
> > FM
> > > arial helped quite a bit. I am going to try and improve this
further.
> > >
> > > The MR26A does not transmit X10 signals over the powerline,
it simply
> > plugs
> > > in to a serial port so you have to have software that can
communicate
> with
> > > it. HomeSeer comes with a plugin which does just that.
> > >
> > > Justin.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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