[nagdu] sound beacon

Sat Apr 6 18:10:51 UTC 2013

I dont actually understand. Does the doorbell have a remote control? Eve

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Sarah Clark <sarah at sarahaclark.com> wrote:
> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:23 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] sound beacon
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>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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