saltysenior
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for use as a safety device,while hunting or fishing, how far away can the horn alarm be activated ????
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Are you asking about the the Key Fob Alarm function. My Toyota system seems to work up to about 200 feet.for use as a safety device,while hunting or fishing, how far away can the horn alarm be activated ????
i,m looking to maybe devise something that would make that horn blow from about a half mile or so.....i,m in a no coverage area for cell phones....
[Edit: I realize saltysenior probably knows the "three" rule; I mostly just put it here as background for those who don't.]
The standard "I need help" alert for bush country is three equally-spaced loud noises (say, shots from a gun, blasts on a horn, etc), spaced out about like you would count "One, two three" out loud. So if you're hunting, problem solved (unless all you have is a .22). Otherwise you could just carry an air horn; they make them for this purpose.
Of course, the system sort of relies upon anybody who hears the signal knowing what it means.
Honestly, if I just heard a horn blaring off in the woods somewhere I'd just assume some idiot had turned on their car alarm before leaving their car and something set it off. (Mind you, I'd probably still investigate, but not everybody would).
In your position (if you really want to use the car horn remotely) I'd go with something like Ross's suggestion, and rig it so that the remote control would trigger the 3-blast "I need help" signal. Just remember to leave a note at the car indicating where you might be found.
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the old 3 shots deal is long forgot any more... not many boy scouts around ....besides we hunt most times w/ a muzzeloader,and of course do not carry a gun while fishing......after some research it seems to point to the cell phone.....is there a way to improve the range of the cell w/ an external antenna or wire ????
the old 3 shots deal is long forgot any more... not many boy scouts around ....besides we hunt most times w/ a muzzeloader,and of course do not carry a gun while fishing......after some research it seems to point to the cell phone.....is there a way to improve the range of the cell w/ an external antenna or wire ????