how fare can you keep the base station? Our pond is well away from the house
1823745
I'm sorry I can not give an accurate distance because my pool is close to the base station. We do however have a lake about 50 feet from the base station that had tripped the alarm.
1550242
The cell phone (connecting via blue tooth) needs to be fairly close to the base--10 feet or less. I have had the hand set out in the yard about 30 - 40 feet from the base and it worked ok--but that is only 1 wall (the house) - I am not sure how a second wall (the shop) would affect reception. Not really a definitive answer but about the best I can do.
871843
It could , It runs without being connected or you could dismount if you want to use it , I just leave mine off
1687957
Yes, it works great, I have it in my detached garage attic, it is about 90-feet from the base station
2266773
You can turn it off at the base. It does not have to be full, just need a little bit of water.
878583
We are using ours at the lake where the tower is about 4 miles away. It does pretty good. Alit depends on the quality of the tower reception. It goes up and down at times here in West Texas
2136550
In town stations should be fine.Stations from nearby towns/cities, 35 miles away for example are considerably weaker or non existent.
1888462
I would think so, we have a similar station and it works. We live at least 20 mile away from some of the station towers and the reception is crystal clear.
117877
You can use out out of water, but I'm not sure why you would. The remote has to have a clear shot at the receiver which is located about halfway up the power cable.
2050245
My condo's not that big, but I've got the kitchen, and bathroom plumbing, as well as the washer and drier between the router and my tablet when I'm in bed. It's pretty solid. You might want to look at what your mobile device has for a radio, I've seen problems with iPads at work that did not connect as well as iPhones and Android devices. Some gear just has less robust radios.
1253616
We did a base because ours is in the woods and can get swampy back there BUT if you have a dry, flat, well drained area that would be fine. I would anchor it to the ground though.
1248633
You probably can, however, I kept it outside. The metal box might prohibit the transmission of the wireless signal.
806583
No, but you may be able to bury the unit if its kept in waterproof housing. Check out a boat battery protector
204599
I don't have an ihome station unfortunately, you might go into a wireless store and ask them, just for info of course, cause the case there will be more momey
2158698
The base could be removed BUT the electronics for controlling the operation of the unit are in the central pedestal and are plugged into a short cable in the base. So NOT effectively.
1727285
Only the radio portion would go off, the base station is just a weather station that shows readings from your outdoor sensor.
2191858
You have to buy the indoor "base station" which comes with a single outdoor station. Only then can you add additional modules.