"Nodge" wrote in message
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I work from home in a workshop at the bottom of my garden and have tried a
number of wireless doorbells without too much success. The doorbell is on
the front door as you would expect and my workshop is probably about 60ft
away. The trouble is the house is in the way and I don't get anything like
the range that they state on the packaging. I'm currently using a Byron
doorbell with the bell units which plug into the mains. I also have a
battery powered repeater (is that what it's called?) which is supposed to
extend the range.The repeater is positioned on the wall between the
kitchen
and the hall and is about 15ft from the doorbell. Any further away and it
doesn't seem to work- and that's with a new battery in the bell push. With
new batteries in the repeater it will just about get the bell in the
workshop to ring. But after a month or so it won't ring the bell in the
workshop. I'm wondering if I can get a second repeater positioned at the
back door (ie nearer the workshop) which would be activated by the first
repeater in the hall. Can this be done or doesn't it work like that?

Thanks
John


I don't think you can set another repeater to be activated by the first
repeater, because the repeaters are set to activate from the frequency of
the push button, not the repeater system. What you are asking for is going
to be expensive. Wireless products are now set at short range license free
frequencies, unless it is an alarm / security device.

The only place I can think of to get a long range wireless system, is here
http://doorchimes.co.uk/ who have radio frequency "door entry" systems that
work up to hundreds of metres, because they have been classed as security
devices. But they are expensive. In the region of 200 pounds if I recall
right. But they will work without problem in the type of situation you
have.

We have installed these on warehouse sites which needed internal calling
from gates over 50 to 60 mtrs away from the office suites. The one we chose
to for this is
http://doorchimesuk.co.uk/catalog/pr...roducts_id=244
Which is still working great after a year and a bit on the Superstore Supply
Warehouse near Bathgate in Scotland. (on searching the website for the
ones we used, I was 6 pounds off. It's actually 206.95 pounds +P&P. But
it's guaranteed to work without problems.) :-((