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RE: Should a US X10 remote be compatible?
- To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: Should a US X10 remote be compatible?
- From: "Robert Welsh" <bob-ukha@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:48:41 +0100
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Chris,
IIRC the US stuff doesn't operate on 433MHz..which is where the UK stuff
works.
So everything RF related being US-sourced, or everything RF-related
being UK-sourced is fine; but mixing the two is troublesome.
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Malme [mailto:ChrisM@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 July 2003 15:38
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Should a US X10 remote be compatible?
>
>
> I recently posted about trying to track down an X10 learning remote
> with a DVD keypad. I managed to find what I wanted in the States, and
> ordered it, along with some external motion detectors (all the ones I
> have seen in the UK were for internal use).
>
> The package has arrived, but I can't seem to get any of them to talk
> to my UK kit. The remote flashes its LED at me when I punch buttons,
> but that is it. While my existing Marmitek remote is working fine.
>
> I realised there are voltage issues between the US and UK, but
> thought that battery-powered items would be ok. Can anyone confirm
> whether US X10 remotes and motion detectors should work with UK
> modules, and suggest what else I might be missing?
>
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