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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: GMBAL4 on June 24, 2006, 02:07:44 AM

Title: BOOSTING RANGE
Post by: GMBAL4 on June 24, 2006, 02:07:44 AM
 is there a way to boost the range for the wireless cams. I just got my night watch cam and I have to have it close to the receiver it`s like it has a short range on it??
Title: Re: BOOSTING RANGE
Post by: Brian H on June 24, 2006, 07:04:47 AM
Anything between the camera and the receiver?
If you have a wireless network or 2.4Ghz phone try the camera with them off. To see if you have interference.
Also make sure the antennas are correctly aimed. They have a back and front side.
Title: Re: BOOSTING RANGE
Post by: SteveRF on July 10, 2006, 08:44:31 PM
I would be interested in hearing your final solution.
I have 2 color cams and a B/W each located about 30-40 feet from my receiver.
They are all located outside of a brick home at about a 7' height.
I also have a 2.4ghz portable phone but it does not seem to interfer with my cams...
Maybe I have to be using it at the same time..not sure.
Reception from the cams with a VR31A appears ok with the va11a and much better going straight into the PC via a video card input.

I am interested if you have been able to solve your range problem ?

regards,
SteveRF