Re: Local home remote control (~3km)

["Ali Watkins" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just to let you know I've found:
http://www.446user.co.uk/ and
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/publication/ra_info/ra357.htm
among many others and it seems relaying voice is ok (even from the
internet) so I think I'll give it a go, just start with a status
response or something for starters and see how much traffic there is
over the frequency here.. I know the motorbike test center uses them!
Could be fun... still as long as I'm data free and don=92t transmit
anything without it being requested I think I should be ok.

I'll tell you how I get on!

Alistair



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ali Watkins [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 24 May 2004 21:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Local home remote control (~3km)
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> I've read the mh faq (http://63.85.211.167:81/faq_frs.html)
and as it
> relates to the FCC maybe some of the stuff can get round, or
something..
> with pre-recorded voices rather than computer generated maybe that
would
> help too, I'll read up on the rules and stuff and post back for the
> archives.
> I knew data wouldn=92t be allowed though as it=92s a voice frequency,
but
I
> think I could get away with the occasional tone now and then!
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vargster [mailto:mailinglists@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 24 May 2004 21:14
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Local home remote control (~3km)
> >
> > This is well covered in the MisterHouse FAQ, besides the serious
> > security risk, it's not allowed under the PMR rules which say
that
> > it's only voice (i.e. no data) allowed, which if I remember
correctly
> > includes computer generated voices...
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ali Watkins" <ukha@a...>
wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I've been thinking=85 (and if you chat to me on IRC you'll
probably
> > know
> > > the kind of thing that's coming!!)
> > > You know those 2 way radio type things you can pick up for
about
> > =A330 now
> > > that have a `3km' range?  Why not use these for short range
remote
> > home
> > > control? Obviously to some people even if you had a 3km
range it
> > may not
> > > be much good, but I live right in the center of town so
*should*
be
> > able
> > > to use this kinda system from the station, or the shops, or
> > wherever!
> > > (N18AF on maplins)
> > > At a basic level you could put the audio feed from the home
server
> > into
> > > a transceiver, use something to pulse the push to talk
button and
> > then
> > > `announce' all alerts over the system=85 then you could feed
the
> > receiver
> > > into the voice control system to control the home
remotely=85 like
> > turn
> > > the lighs on from the station, or fire up the kettle, start
the
> > video,
> > > query the home for temperature and missed calls and
doorbells, you
> > know
> > > the kinda things you can do..
> > > Then there is the obvious problem of security, and I was
thinking
of
> > > using some kinda of pulse signal, then a eavesdropper
wouldn't be
> > able
> > > to relate to the functions it performs, etc.etc.
> > >
> > > Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts, or had done
anything
> > > similar.. the SWMBO is away for a few months soon, so now is
the
> > prime
> > > time to squeeze in all the projects I want to do!
> > >
> > > Thanks again for your time!
> > >
> > > Alistair
> > >
> > >
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> >
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