how far can the receiver be from the sensor and still work? what is the range of the sensor
739923
I can't recall the exact specs but mine is easily 200 yards away and it works 9 out of 10 times. The transmitter is mounted to a tree across the drive, the receiver inside the barn. Thick walls on the bar too. This is a sweet purchase man, no fooling.
739924
Mine is about 60 yards from house. Receiver inside. I had trouble at first getting false signals from the wind. Moved the jumper to med and now works great.
1430050
No. The range is poor and the remote must be pointing straight at the receiver sensor.
1137509
I am not sure on the distance limitations. I live in a 2200 square-foot two-story. The main unit is located in my basement and receiver is above it on the first floor. I have not had any problems with the signal. I have had it for over one year and I am still very pleased with it.
2161619
Mine works 20 to 25 ft. away. I have been very happy with it. You have to follow the initial calibration procedure exactly or the remote won't work properly or probably not at all. If I remember (?) the procedure included my other remote so they are calibrated together.
1799827
Just tried the distance and mine seems to work quite well at 20+ feet. Mind you USB receiver is in the front clear view.
2065475
It appears to me the "eye of the sensor" can easily see about 100 feet and probably more if there is a direct line of sight. We use the unit to advise us of entry into our driveway - the "eye" of the sensor is located about 200 feet from the actual entry to the driveway so when a car or truck aligns itself in the drive the alarm goes off. The sensor from the receiver (the alarm) is a good 400-feet or more away and it works just fine. Hope this helps.
1280344
It detects pretty far out, I have animals 30' away in a pasture and it will often pick their movement up. I don't know about 200' away, would be better if you could mount it closer to the activity. Also, it doesn't pick up 'wide angle' but only straight out in front of the detector. The 1/2 mile transmit claim is valid though!
327554
This is what they state in the description "Receiver works up to 150 feet from transmitter." The main doorbell is upstairs in our house and I have this addition in my apt downstairs. It obviously signals around corners, down stairs and through closed doors. I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!
1648855
We are out of US and have concrete walls other systems would not work. We have doorbell button mounted on thick wood gate which is 40 yards away from the receiver. The motion detector is about 35 yards. They work great together and currently we are waiting on another receiver that someone is bringing to us to be able to put in another location so we can hear it by the back pool. We tested the first receiver and it went that far throught the solid block walls - 60 yards
227672
The motion detector range is about 15 feet to 20 feet but if you place one in barn the wireless signal should work no problem. Plus I believe Fortress makes a booster panel to increase the signal. Maybe you could mount the booster outside and that would work even better. My furthest sensor is about 80 feet and it works through my house over my garage and shed.
970836
I have the sensors 250 feet from my house where the receiver is and it works fine.
1177384
More or less. I have it plugged in behind my entertainment center and it works as long as my phone is within about 10 feet of the unit. Go behind a wall and forget it. I bet if I had the receiver out in the open instead of behind the entertainment center it would have better range, but I am happy with the range it has now. This device is pretty sweet!
631768
From my experience, any things is moving in front of the sensor about 45 degree and up to 10 feet will work. Make sure you set up the bulb with object moving in front of sensor (the tip for the bulb)
1761696
Would recommend moving the transmitter to front of the trailer and set the receiver as close to the rear of the towing vehicle as possible. Actual useful range is about 15 to 20 feet.
2053273
I just walked to the other side of the house, still in line-of-sight. It stopped working at about 35 feet away. The direction I walked was away from the opposite side of the laptop that the receiver was plugged into the USB port.
1441561
I dont know the exact range but my lights will detect motion at least 20 feet away
333270
Not very far. The remote can be sensative to other devices and makes noise when there is no movement. We used the sensor by itself because the bell is loud enough to hear in the next room.