Re: LImited range on 5839 Panel?

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<sigh> I guess for now I'll have to be satisfied with the 10 foot yagi =
antenna I jury rigged to it ;-)


"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
news:x8The.2370$sr1.1546@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Yes, I heard Honeywell is working on a line of fuel cell powered =
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> will give ITI a run for their money. Honeywell had to do something to =
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> rid of all that areospace division surplus parts... :)
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> Jim Rojas
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> "Crash Gordon=AE" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
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> I heard they had slightly better range if you use the power supply. I =
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> have one out there and it only needed 20ft range so I was OK...but I'm =
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> gonna use more unless they increase the output power to a coupla =
gigawatts.
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> "Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message=20
> news:YyShe.2354$sr1.1879@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Yes, the 5839 does have a terrible range. Give Ademco a break. This =
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> > their
> > first attempt at this puppy. Give them 10 years, they will get it up =
to 40
> > feet by then... :)
> >
> > Jim Rojas
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> >
> > "Bob Sisson" <Bob@Sisson Family.com> wrote in message
> > news:4287d884$0$28853$9a6e19ea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > The 5883 is in exactly the same place as the 5800/6128 were.  Is =
is
> > > centrally located in a first floor closet.
> > >
> > > I tried with Fresh, brand new batteries (Duracells) and it made no
> > > difference.
> > >
> > > What I don't understand is whay the 5800wave will work at a MUCH =
greater
> > > range than the keypad.  Both are bi-directional, but the siren =
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> > > 4
> > > times the range....
> > >
> > > Oh well...  I have a spare 2-pair on a nearby phone that I can =
grab...
> > >
> > > It is just anoying...
> > >
> > > Bob S.
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> > >
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