X10 Cameras? - Page 2

crange2 · 04-18-2002

i dont think they're IR sensitive from the get-go but Ramsey Electronics markets an IR generator so you can see in the dark!

It was just a little kit you put below or above the actual camera for like $25 bucks

http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi...action&key=IR1

kd4moj · 04-18-2002

Yep it's a four position switch, labeled ABCD. I have one of them. I have their "Anaconda" which is a camera with a 60 foot cord, have it mounted on my radio tower to check out the front of the house (for driveups).

jeffrowe · 04-18-2002

Cool, sounds like some peopl are actually looking into this...

I think a key thing is to make sure that you could run this with a Netstumbler type program... something that I could tell to scan the channels and maybe even choose which channels to scan.
Then have it automatically track the SNR, GPS Coords, and maybe even a sample frame... <smirk>

So keeping the switch controllable by software, and maybe addign it to the USB connect cable would be cool...

vegadriver · 04-19-2002

Got this from the X10 site-

X10 cameras and Video Senders use the following frequencies:

Channel A: 2.411 GHz
Channel B: 2.434 GHz
Channel C: 2.453 GHz
Channel D: 2.473 GHz

But if I read the specs of the ICOM IC-R3 right, it only goes to 2.450?

El Burrito · 04-19-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by kd4moj
Yep it's a four position switch, labeled ABCD. I have one of them. I have their "Anaconda" which is a camera with a 60 foot cord, have it mounted on my radio tower to check out the front of the house (for driveups).

I've got a few MAX232s lying around.. Software control wouldn't be an issue..

pforkes · 04-22-2002

is there a PCMCIA X10 receiver? What is the box that is currently used to receive the X10 signal?

jeffrowe · 04-22-2002

At Least Read the forum...
or goto the X10 site before posting a question that is so easily answered it almost hurts to hear it...

my god...

Nonesuch · 04-29-2002

I have the R3, it sucks for receiving anything in the gigahertz band, including X10.

The LCD screen is nice (but eats batteries). But the receiver only gets 3 of the 4 X10 frequencies, and is stone deaf above 2Ghz.

Skip this product.

Tron Of Borg · 04-29-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Nonesuch
I have the R3, it sucks for receiving anything in the gigahertz band, including X10.

The LCD screen is nice (but eats batteries). But the receiver only gets 3 of the 4 X10 frequencies, and is stone deaf above 2Ghz.

Skip this product.

Dang it!

crange2 · 04-30-2002

Yeah Icoms can be a real pain sometimes.....

Too bad (as far as I know) this is the only product like this on the market.

Mabye someone can build (or has) a downconverter from the X10 frequencies for those little handheld TV's???

DigitalSorceres · 05-04-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by crange2
As for the receiver sensitivity issue, I know Icom makes a pretty sweet handheld radio/video scanner receiver. This covers up -> the x10 frequency range and allows for external antennas also....has a cool little color lcd screen too....sweeet

http://www.icomamerica.com/receivers.../icr3main.html

is it just me or did my previous account get totally screwed up? Permissions and all that jazz...

I've got one of those (the American cellular-blocked model) and it's a pretty neat toy. The problem is that it will not scan while in video mode. You can turn to non-video and sweep the spectrum where you think there may be video and then switch modes, but it's not easy.

The best way I have found is to try and target a particular band and manually use the freq. dial to scan through. Since you hear static on the audio if there's no carrier, an effective approach is to just listen and scan... When the static stops or changes, have a quick look at the screen to see if there's anything decent. I suppose this method of "war scanning" isn't very safe driving, but it has yielded mildly interesting results.

I went to Radio shack and bought a UHF look and a bnc adapter for it and used that to make a directional antenna - that helps better locate the origin point.

04-18-2002	#16 (permalink)
crange2 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 13	i dont think they're IR sensitive from the get-go but Ramsey Electronics markets an IR generator so you can see in the dark! It was just a little kit you put below or above the actual camera for like $25 bucks http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi...action&key=IR1 __________________ <a href="http://www.gogowireless.com"> -- www.gogowireless.com --</a>

04-18-2002	#17 (permalink)
kd4moj Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 43	X-10 AV Receiver combo Yep it's a four position switch, labeled ABCD. I have one of them. I have their "Anaconda" which is a camera with a 60 foot cord, have it mounted on my radio tower to check out the front of the house (for driveups).

04-18-2002	#18 (permalink)
jeffrowe Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs, Chicago, IL Posts: 142	Sounds good Cool, sounds like some peopl are actually looking into this... I think a key thing is to make sure that you could run this with a Netstumbler type program... something that I could tell to scan the channels and maybe even choose which channels to scan. Then have it automatically track the SNR, GPS Coords, and maybe even a sample frame... <smirk> So keeping the switch controllable by software, and maybe addign it to the USB connect cable would be cool... __________________ -Jeffrowe

04-22-2002	#21 (permalink)
pforkes Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 25	PCMCIA X10 receiver? is there a PCMCIA X10 receiver? What is the box that is currently used to receive the X10 signal?

04-22-2002	#22 (permalink)
jeffrowe Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs, Chicago, IL Posts: 142	oh my god... At Least Read the forum... or goto the X10 site before posting a question that is so easily answered it almost hurts to hear it... my god... __________________ -Jeffrowe

04-19-2002	#19 (permalink)
vegadriver Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2	Got this from the X10 site- X10 cameras and Video Senders use the following frequencies: Channel A: 2.411 GHz Channel B: 2.434 GHz Channel C: 2.453 GHz Channel D: 2.473 GHz But if I read the specs of the ICOM IC-R3 right, it only goes to 2.450?

04-29-2002	#23 (permalink)
Nonesuch Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3	AVOID the ICOM R-3! I have the R3, it sucks for receiving anything in the gigahertz band, including X10. The LCD screen is nice (but eats batteries). But the receiver only gets 3 of the 4 X10 frequencies, and is stone deaf above 2Ghz. Skip this product. __________________ Based in Chicago, Nonesuch isn't famous, and doesn't plan to be.

04-30-2002	#25 (permalink)
crange2 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 13	Yeah Icoms can be a real pain sometimes..... Too bad (as far as I know) this is the only product like this on the market. Mabye someone can build (or has) a downconverter from the X10 frequencies for those little handheld TV's??? __________________ <a href="http://www.gogowireless.com"> -- www.gogowireless.com --</a>

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