Re: [LHA-misc] RFI/EMI with Home Automation devices

[Brian K. <br...@fu...>]

At 10:08 PM 4/22/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>At a hamfest a few weeks ago, I got a great deal on 4 X10 'XCams', along
>with the receiver and other goodies.

This is where you went wrong.  There is no such thing as a "great deal" on 
XCams.  They have poor video resolution, poor low light performance, and 
their interference degrades severely if you even wave another 2.4Ghz device 
near them.


 >Thought this might be interesting for other folks who are starting to dabble
>in wireless stuff around the home - turns out that the same frequencies are
>being used (or proposed) for all SORTS of 'consumer' gadgets.   And, of
>course, the manufacturers are taking a 'caveat emptor' approach the the
>whole problem....

If the device is using spread spectrum technology, there's only so much the 
manufacturer can do as far as frequency allocations.

I will say that I haven't had this problem with better-quality stuff.  I've 
got a Gigaset system at home, plug an 802.11b RF LAN, and I've also run 
HomeRF from time to time for testing purposes.  I get no interference, even 
when the microwave is running.


Brian Karas - Future Standard Systems, Inc.
http://www.futurestandard.com
br...@fu...