eWeLink pcb's work pretty well for smartphone/internet controlled relays, about $10 ea and have a good cloud system
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 12:49 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > 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 <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> That would do it. >> >> *From:* Adam Moffett >> *Sent:* Sunday, September 29, 2019 9:54 AM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *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? >> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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