RE: am12 vs. tm13 x10 appliance modules

["K. C. Li" <li@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Robert Welsh wrote:

> It does work if I'm close to a window, but the minute there's bricks
in
> the way....NOTHING.

It is usually the transmitter power that determines the range of the
X-10
wireless products, although the receiver's sensitivity would help too.

> Is the TM13 any better in this respect - is the range of it any
better
> (or should I be looking more at the trasmitting side, rather than
the
> TM12 receiver) ??

>From our experience, the TM13U is less sensitive than the TM12 as the
TM13U appears to have a less efficient aerial.

> I even spent some time last night looking to see if I could hack
the
> TM12 in anyway to increase its range

There are lots of discussions on increasing the sensitivity of X-10
radio
receivers on the Net. Search for RR501 or TM751 as much of the
information
applies to the TM12 too.

Regards,

Kwong Li
li@xxxxxxx
Laser Business Systems Ltd.
http://www.laser.com



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