Re: A mentor / Advisor ?

["Dean Roddey" <droddey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:455109a2.271846875@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You say, "Some folks have larger systems" and earlier you referred to
> seeing
> several threads from people who had tried both Insteon and Z-Wave. URLs to
> any such threads would be welcomed by those here trying to decide between
> the two. Reports from installers whose profitability depends on
> reliability
> would be especially welcomed.
>

I don't have them handy. Go to cocoontech and search for Chris Walker. I'm
sure you guys could have a good debate.

> If RadioRA is two-way, then the modules must be transceivers. Why then do
> they need separate (and multiple) repeaters?
>

Dunno. I'm a software geek, and don't know nothin bout those types of
things.

> Free air range is not a valid indicator for indoor range (as you have
> noted). I have extensive experience with low power radio modules like
> these
> and my rule of thumb (which holds up fairly well) is that reliable indoor
> range is about 20% of free air range. I'd like to see how well they
> perform
> in the plaster over wire lath construction that San Francisco's firecodes
> required when I installed commercial sound systems there in the early
> '60s.
>

Sure. I made that same point in the thread that was previously linked to
from which my comments were quoted.

> I recall seeing that removing a dead Z-Wave unit from the master
> controller
> required starting over with a clean slate. Has that been fixed?
>

It depends on which master controller. If you are using a software based
one, or one like the one HS just announced, which is a batter powered one
that you take around and then plug back into the PC, then they can remove a
dead one by selecting it from a list, I'm pretty sure.

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Dean Roddey
Chairman/CTO, Charmed Quark Systems, Ltd
www.charmedquark.com