Sounds like a job for Amazon Sidewalk.

 

 

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 2:49 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Remote Control

 

I tested my system again today with better antennas.  Maybe 2 miles of reliable 
functionality.  I need 3 miles.  That is a half roll of fiber.  

 

I am starting to lean away from radio remote control.  I presume there are some 
cloud based switches that I could use?  Just drop my cell phone into a box with 
the hotspot turned on.  A local cloud based relay can then be controlled from 
another cell phone at the other end?  

 

Does any of the unifi stuff provide this functionality?

 

From: Lewis Bergman 

Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 11:04 AM

To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Remote Control

 

Chances are pushing won't have the coverage you want. I still on a passing 
system and we used to have hundreds of transmitters. Now we have maybe 10. 

 

Why don't you get a higher power mobile and file for an itinerant  license? 
Digital radios normally have some i/o capability built in as well.

 

I know they won't be as cheap as the $30  BF junk though. At least some of that 
gear isn't FCC certified. 

 

For a guy that likes to roll his own there are a lot of options. 

 

On Sun, Sep 29, 2019, 10:57 AM Chuck McCown <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

That would do it.  

 

From: Adam Moffett 

Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019 9:54 AM

To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>  

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Remote Control

 

They used to make pagers with a relay in them.  Are pagers still a thing?

On 9/29/2019 11:08 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:

I built a remote control to turn on the air flow from a 175 PSI 375 CFM 
compressor so that I don’t have to have someone manning a compressor when 
blowing sponges through miles of duct.

 

Using Baofeng and Retevis VHF murs frequencies with DTMF control.

Not terribly happy with the range.  It is only reliable for 2-3 miles at most.  

Going to get some 5/8ths wave mag mount for the vehicle but not sure that is 
going to help all that much.

 

Could try UHF but I doubt it will be much better.  

 

Anyone know of a radio switch type of thing that works will cell phones?






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