Re: Idea for Cheap Alarm System

["Don K" <dk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"EdwardATeller" <sorry_no_email@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'd like to have a simple alarm.  It could be as basic as a motion
> detector that sets off a loud siren.  I think that would scare off the
> majority of intruders.  We come in through the garage, so I would
> just  throw the circuit breaker to turn it off.  If anyone knows a
> product like this, I'd love to hear about it.
>
> Then I started thinking about something a little more elaborate.  What
> if you had a cell phone attached to the motion detector that could be
> set to dial a number if it were set off?  For example, it could dial
> 911 and play a recorded message saying the house address and there was
> a burglary in process.  Or it could dial my cell phone, and then I
> could decide if I wanted to dial 911.  A Virgin Mobile cell phone
> works out under $6 a month, much cheaper than a monitoring contract.


I used to have a Radio Shack pendant dialer that would dial whatever
succession of phone numbers you wanted, play a message, and open
up a live microphone link inside the house to the phone line.

IIRC, it cost about $70 ten years ago. Being intended for the elderly,
it was activated by a pendant worn around the neck. It could easily
be adapted to do what you're thinking of doing. Mine worked fine.

The good part about this solution is that there are no additional
monthly charges, assuming you already have a phone.

google this:  radio shack pendant alarm dialer

Don