[nagdu] sound beacon

Sat Apr 6 17:08:24 UTC 2013

Wireless doorbells work great. We've used one when the doorbell at one of 
our apartments wasn't loud enough to hear beyond the living room where the 
front door was, and even then you couldn't hear it if you were watching tv, 
etc. You could adjust the volume of the wireless receiver so you could make 
it as loud as it needed to be.

Sarah and RJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] sound beacon

> I've seen a variety of wireless doorbells on Amazon.com.  I suspect one 
> could also find them at Home Depot, Lowes, and such.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Toni Whaley" <blind_treasurer at verizon.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] sound beacon
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>
>> Buddy,
>>
>> Where do you buy such a doorbell?
>>
>> Toni
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 4:45 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] sound beacon
>>
>> Yeah, that's about right. The luggage locator is likely smaller, though 
>> the
>> doorbell would be portable also, running on batteries. I'm not sure which
>> thing would be louder/make more noise though.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 4:31 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you Buddy.
>>> This sounds like the same principle as the luggage locator. That about
>>> right?
>>> The only advantage to the luggage locator is portability?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy
>>> Brannan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 4:11 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] sound beacon
>>>
>>> Sure. You'd put the receiver someplace, like at your front door
>>> instead of inside your house, and carry the transmitter around,
>>> instead of sticking it (i.e. the button) on the outside of the house.
>>> So you'd press the button when you think you're getting close and listen
>> for your doorbell.
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 1:45 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can you explain?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy
>>>> Brannan
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:32 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] sound beacon
>>>>
>>>> Well, how about a wireless doorbell, just in reverse?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 11:14 AM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know if this is off topic or not.
>>>>> I'd like to know if there is something I could put out front of my
>>>>> house that would emit a sound beacon when I get close. We have
>>>>> windchimes, but apparently they're a hit as several other houses
>>>>> near us
>>>> have them too.
>>>>> Putting a radio in the window won't work when the windows are closed.
>>>>> Any other ideas?
>>>>> I used to have a device that was kind of like a remote control in
>>>>> that you would put the receiver outside the house and you'd have a
>>>>> button that you could press when you were within a certain number of
>>>>> feet from
>>>> the receiver.
>>>>> If you heard the sound, you knew you were at the right place.
>>>>> Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the device and it's now
>>>>> gone into storage heaven.
>>>>> If anybody has some ideas separate from the wind cimes or radio
>>>>> solution, can you let me know?
>>>>>
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