Long Range Vehicle Detection

[Burk Roberts]

No it’s too remote. I do have a solar powered opener but that’s it. 

> On Jan 12, 2019, at 8:05 PM, Chuck <xtension4osx at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> My first issue is the power source. If you have a bunch of traffic those batteries will wear out pretty fast. I would prefer a system with a much more robust power source. Do you have power at the gate?
> 
> Chuck
> 
>> On Jan 12, 2019, at 5:15 PM, Burk Roberts <cyburk at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I need to enable XTension to detect and respond to vehicles entering the ranch. The front gate is nearly 500 yards from the house.
>> 
>> I was thinking maybe a long range sensor like this, with the relay output from its base station connected to a Barix device, might work:
>> 
>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KX032S4
>> 
>> Anybody have any thoughts about the prospects for success, or perhaps know of a more efficient (cheaper?) solution?
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