[RFI] First Alert Wireless Smoke/CO Detectors

[Bruce]

Hello Gary,

What power are you running? Full legal or less? Thanks, Bruce

On 12/5/2018 1:14 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
> I have used Kidde brand and have had no problems with xmt/rcv issues 
> with them.
>
> Gary...wa6fgi
>
>
> On 12/4/2018 7:35 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> I have no experience with this company, but security/alarm products 
>> and systems are notorious for being susceptible to RF.  If the units 
>> are connected to wires or power, they are almost certain to be bad 
>> news. If they run on batteries with NO wires connecting them to 
>> anything, there's a chance that they're OK.
>>
>> The fundamental issue here is that they need wire to form an antenna 
>> to radiate or receive RF.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
>> On 12/4/2018 7:09 PM, Ray Mikula wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any experience with the Wireless First Alert Smoke/CO
>>> detectors in regards to RFI?  This is the setup where you have multiple
>>> smoke detectors and if one unit alarms a wireless signal is send via 
>>> a mesh
>>> network to trigger the alarm on all units.  My smoke alarms are a 
>>> good bit
>>> older than 10 years and it is time to replace.  The concept of one 
>>> alarm
>>> triggering all makes good sense to me unless they generate a bunch 
>>> of nasty
>>> RFI.
>>
>>
>>
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