Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / February 2004

My wireless alarm system was "deaf" and "dead" when i used a wireless
radio headphone, that simple (other transmitter sources do it to, list
provided in part 4:).
This wireless headphone story showed me "how simple it is" to have

I need the configuration-software "Win-TPC" from Aritech (now
Interlogix-Group). I asked the support now 3 times and they promised me
every time to send the software but they never do. Any hint where to get the
software except from Aritech?

Anybody realize that there is something wrong with wireless alarm
systems...
Readers try's to understand why?
Does anybody think that the "no specification data policy" followed

Am thinking about adding an outdoor PIR to my alarm system.  Have been
looking at the Crow MRX 300.
Haven't seen anything about it posted here.
Would appreciate any feedback.

You are or will be a wireless alarm owners?
Have a ringing bell year all the time with that manufacturers
unsupported Radio Frequency Interferences (RFI) detection circuit
nobody can explain how it work but is pretended to exist by you

Hi All.  Thanks in advance for any help or guidency that you can give me.
In my house I have an Ademco Vista 15 system that I have never armed and
never signed up for monitoring.  I did have it set ot chime when the doors
of the house were opened.  Unfortunately, about 2 months ago, ...

Tried to install the RS232 kit today - via cat5 to windows 2k machine.
Couldn't get Quickloader to recognize the ports on the machine, and
now my keypads say "Out of System" just like they were in programming
mode.  Jumpers are OK in board, and power works to the keypads and

The continuing ignorance of "so called pro's" about Radio Frequency
Interference (RFI) and that it exist and muzzle ALL wireless alarm
system, YOURS TO (even the latest product/sold systems).
Nothing in a reasonable priced, battery powered general public system

For basement windows of the "sliding type", are magnetic contacts
really a good choice?  I mean, what if a suspecting burglar simply
breaks the glass carefully and gets inside without sliding the frame?
(My basement windows are big enough for that to be possible.)

Telephone entry system?
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there is a recall on some monixide detector
the 240coe
anyone knew about it?

For those that do commercial fire alarm systems, what CAD software do
you use? Does anyone have recommendations for something that will run
on Windows and doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
Bossman

Does anyone use the Uplink 1500 with DSC 5010 or 1555? How did it work?

Who has a Simon 3?  I was thinking about getting one for my home.  I
know it's wireless, does it use X10 or some other protocol?  I've
tried X10 and found it to be horribly unreliable.  That may have been
X10's products though.  Is the Simon 3 rock solid, never a false

I have tested skyroute and uplink and skyroute has some buggy problems
and sends unwanted signals to cs. and the annoying keypad beeps during
the night if yoyu loose signal from the cell tower is bad, lot of
complaints.