I bought the murs system with 4 transmitters and 1 base station transceiver.
base station in the house
2 transmitters on drive leading to house.
1 transmitter each at outbuildings.
instruction manual says mount transmitter 20 feet from area to be monitored. that worked very good for 3 of the locations.
but for 4th location, an outbuilding, no preexisting tree or pole within close distance. so this unit is on a 4x4 post.
( I may change position, because i'm usually in high gear on the grass cutter at this location, and i'd hate to rip it off post!)
post/transmitter is about 60 feet from outbuilding. excellent reception.. whether on a machine or walking the transmitter sends a signal to base station,
and base announces "alert at zone 4" 3 times. I was surprised that it worked at that distance. the transmitter zapped me walking slowly for about a 20 foot width along
front of barn (covers a roll up door area) I suspect this width would be narrower if it were closer.
reading the manual after installations, I noted some specs that say reception area is 30 feet to 80 feet? this confirms my findings. I don't know why instructions say place transmitter at 20 feet, but i'm happy happy that a longer range is effective.
distance to base varies.
1 at 200 feet
2 at 900 feet
3 at 600 "
4 at 650 "
last unit was sending signals like crazy while I tested several areas and during installation.
then it would not function... I think there must be a delay that triggers after so many responses... the wife was monitoring base as I checked for locations to install. she got frustrated listening to all the alerts... we'll let it calm down then try again.
none of the transmitters have a clear view of base station. the 900 ft transmitter has to send through heavy trees, small open spots, trees, open spots, trees, well you get the idea... I may hear a slight drop in reception clarity on that unit... but just slight.
so far, I'm real pleased with unit and value.
i'm suspecting some deer/animals will set it off.
we'll see.
I didn't try to hide them during installation.. it will be easy to move them once we see how they work. 2 screws per unit.
base station in the house
2 transmitters on drive leading to house.
1 transmitter each at outbuildings.
instruction manual says mount transmitter 20 feet from area to be monitored. that worked very good for 3 of the locations.
but for 4th location, an outbuilding, no preexisting tree or pole within close distance. so this unit is on a 4x4 post.
( I may change position, because i'm usually in high gear on the grass cutter at this location, and i'd hate to rip it off post!)
post/transmitter is about 60 feet from outbuilding. excellent reception.. whether on a machine or walking the transmitter sends a signal to base station,
and base announces "alert at zone 4" 3 times. I was surprised that it worked at that distance. the transmitter zapped me walking slowly for about a 20 foot width along
front of barn (covers a roll up door area) I suspect this width would be narrower if it were closer.
reading the manual after installations, I noted some specs that say reception area is 30 feet to 80 feet? this confirms my findings. I don't know why instructions say place transmitter at 20 feet, but i'm happy happy that a longer range is effective.
distance to base varies.
1 at 200 feet
2 at 900 feet
3 at 600 "
4 at 650 "
last unit was sending signals like crazy while I tested several areas and during installation.
then it would not function... I think there must be a delay that triggers after so many responses... the wife was monitoring base as I checked for locations to install. she got frustrated listening to all the alerts... we'll let it calm down then try again.
none of the transmitters have a clear view of base station. the 900 ft transmitter has to send through heavy trees, small open spots, trees, open spots, trees, well you get the idea... I may hear a slight drop in reception clarity on that unit... but just slight.
so far, I'm real pleased with unit and value.
i'm suspecting some deer/animals will set it off.
we'll see.
I didn't try to hide them during installation.. it will be easy to move them once we see how they work. 2 screws per unit.
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