Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / February 2005

I noticed there are quite a few "Professionals" in this group.  I
thought it would be kind of interesting to find out which system is
most trusted by alarm professionals in their own home.
So without going into long sales pitches, which systems do you Pros

Is there a way to make this panel dial out any faster than what we currently
have? We are experiencing 30-48 seconds from time signal is created (HUB) to
time signal is received at our central station. I understand it is analog
and that in itself is slow. Can the panel's modem ...

Anyone going to Vegas?
I was hoping to meet RFI there :-)))

I have to look at a couple Omni panels next week.  Both clients want ne to
take them over... Any tips?  Odd ball stuff to look for or look out for?

I recently bought a house with a NAPCO ALERT 1000e keyboard and matching
control.  Unfortunately, I can't do anything with the alarm system.  I'd
like to be able program the user code, enable the entry/exit delay, and
disable the $#@# chime.  Unfortunately the original owners of the ...

When I was with freeserve, I could get the newsgroup:
UK.Tech.Electronic-Security as it was listed with all the others, I have now
gone to TalkTalk on broadband and downloaded a new list of newsgroups but my
favourite (being sad) is missing, I've tried resetting the list, but it

I recently purchased a house which is pre-wired with ADT by the previous
owner.
As someone who's never had a home security system, I have been trying to
find information, but the ADT website has less information than you'd think.

www.freedomsecurity.net
I saw an ad in the paper advertising a sales position with them and would like
to hear input from folks about them.
Any opinions?

I would like to build a 433 receiver to talk with RF motion detector. I try
to find some information or standard like sia to be able to talk with it.
Is there a kind of SIA for RF  motion detector ?
regards

How is a cable to use on the PL513 interface different than a standard
phone cable?
Something to do with 1 to 1.
I thought a phone cable was 1 to 1.

Hey all.
I'll be replacing all the existing cabling on my ademco redo.
I've purchased 2000' of 22/4, and am making up the harness(es) now.
A question on the RGYB: Is there a convention for which colors are

Its now since 4 years that i first mentioned:
-  Wireless Alarm Systems are UNRELIABLE during
   Radio Frequency Interferences (RFI);
-   Theyre is no warning that the system is muzzled to dead.

3 Sur-Gard MLR2 receivers with 11 DLR2A line cards and full racks
4  Ademco 685 receivers with 2 685-8 line cards
13 Ademco 685-8 line cards
8 DLR2A line cards (no racks)

Curious...what wage range does a fire alarm installation professional get in
the major markets? I'm talking about someone licensed, experienced and
certified by the state, city or NICET, who can build a complete project
through inspection without undue supervision.