I put a security system in my van last summer from these people: http://bulldogsecurity.com/ There products are carried by JC Whitney (Web & Catalog) best price you will find. I selected one with a remote start so I could get in a warm/cool vehical. By the time you get this installed and working you will know most everything you need to know to rework it into exactly what you want. A tad over a $100 and a full day the first time you install one. Mine has a remote start, keyless entry, an extra channel (intended to open trunk) auto start on low battery, auto start high or low temperature. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Lile" To: Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [EE]: low power rf application > I got robbed the same way a coupla months ago. To add insult to injury, > they stole my car, drove it to a secluded place, and proceeded to rip out > the CD player. I recovered the car, sans player. > > I considered a lot of security alarms, but so far I have only had tiome to > add a secret kill switch on the starter, so nobody can start it without > knowing where the switch is. I am going to replace the CD player with a > cheap,cheap radio/casssette player. I will either fix it so it is very hard > to extract, or very very easy, so they don't tear up my car again. The more > expensive your radio, the more of a target it is. > > I will also hide a nice amplifier inside the dash somewhere, to pump good > sound into the speakers. > > I've considered a fake alarm system, an LED that blinks on the dashboard > every ten seconds or so, with an ominous looking box labeled Car ALArm. > > --Lawrence > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gordon Varney" > To: > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 8:45 PM > Subject: Re: [EE]: low power rf application > > > > Tom, > > I believe I know these (Pardon The Quote "scum sucking rat > bastards") or at > > least there relatives. I live in a small town in rural Southeast Missouri > > USA, I have never had anything around my house touched or bothered. > However, > > about 6 weeks ago, I took my 1999 Dodge 3/4 ton Diesel with 52,xxx miles > > ("another story to rant about") to the Transmission shop for the 3rd time, > > after a complete $3,000 rebuild. (Sorry I got side tracked.) > > The shop wanted me to leave my truck overnight so they could work > on it > > cold. The next morning I get a call from the Police department. Some one > has > > broke out the side window, broke all of the dome lights, ripped the dash > > out, broke the Shift lever, (It was in there way, while removing the brand > > new CD Player) All in all, $1500 damage, plus $500 for the radio, they > even > > took my leather dress jacket, from the back seat. AND I HAD TO PAY THE > > DEDUCTABLE!!! > > The sad thing is that a low power transmitter would not have > worked. I am > > considering a digital camera, that will take snap shots and store the > image > > to flash. About one image per 10 seconds, after the alarm has been > > activated, till it runs out of memory or until the alarm is reset. > > A JPG 640X480 image is about 40K, an 1megx8 flash is about 25 > images, at 10 > > seconds apart, will be about 4 minutes of pictures. This should be enough > to > > get at least one good picture. > > > > Gordon Varney > > Victim number 3 from the list. > > > > > > > > > > I responded to a question a few days ago about low power rf. Here is > what > > > I've got. > > > > > > We were recently visited by scum sucking rat bastards (pardon me, that > > > should probably be "juvenile delinquent benevolent society") who > > > stole a CD > > > player out of my wifes car late at night. I have little interest in > > > conventional shrieker car alarms that go on and on and on if you are not > > > present to shut them off. So I bought a wireless doorbell at the local > > > hardware store for about $20 US. > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body