Well to start welcome to the wonderful world of x-10. I am no guru so i will just give you some advice that has worked for me. First the range issue is probably the number 1 complaint, except for no keypad, that is a whole different post. Without doing any mods to your console, the best thing to do is try some different locations thru-out your house for a more central location for the console. There are plenty of posts about antenna mods which help plenty, but you void your warranty. i had a similar problem with the powerhorn and it turned out to be just that the plug was loose and causing the signal to be lost and caused the siren to go on and off.( again try a different outlet and see if better results). as for knowing status of the alarm from outside, couple ideas. I have all doors and windows secure except for garage door, in the garage i have a lamp module with a spotlight installed, the module is set to the same house code and unit code as the console. When the console is armed the light will come on for about 1-2 seconds letting me know it is armed. If you were to arm with a remote with delay, than the light would stay lit while delay is counting. If your garage door is wired with a sensor than a lamp close to a window could be set to do the same thing. Well i hope this helps some, also sorry to hear about your breakin, hope they find the bast*&^S, or at least maybe they will get hit by a bus while stealing from the next house. one last thing, these forums have the greatest members that are all willing to help. Most problems if not all problems anyone will encounter have already been solved. good luck.
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Topic: X10 NEWBIE!!!! range problems. (Read 7207 times)