You probably want to go with carrier current transmission. There are several modem options available, including run your own. Imho investigate any devices likely to be used near your system, that may be carrier current devices (like intercoms, X10 etc). Carrier current signalling offers very little privacy between systems. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics