I have had 2 outside for over a year with no problems. Here in Northern Ohio we get some big weather swings in the winter and i would suggest not using the pan or tilt if you know your getting freezing rain.
I have no range problems with AHP or the CR14A pan/tilt remote with 4 out of 5 units I have. The 5th unit which is the furthest away works better with the remote rather then AHP. (it is about 40 feet from the antenna of the CM15A.
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tom j your right about the antenna changing being a problem. The one ninja i have that has a slight reception problem also seems to rotate out of reception. I don't know how the antenna is set up inside the ninja or if it is truly rotating that causes the problem or just the distance. One day if I have a problem with one I will disassemble it and check it out.
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