BS-KIT Dakota Alert MURS Long Range Alert System Driveway Alarm

The new MURS Alert Long Rang System offers the ability to monitor activity at remote locations.The MURS Alert transmitter is capable of sending 4 different alert messages to the transceiver. The alert signals will be in spoken English and are easily selected at the transmitter so that separate zones can be monitored at the same time. MURS Alert will give you real time monitoring of remote locations up to two miles away.

The BS-KIT includes the M538-BS Base Station and the MURS Alert Transmitter.

Receiver
The M538-BS will operate as a transceiver, meaning it will both transmit and recive messages from other MURS radio units. The M538-HT is equipped to operate on 5 channels, with 38 sub channels. In order to communicate with another MURS radio, the channel and the sub channel must be set alike. The M538-BS also has 4 separate call tones that can be used to page other users before starting a conversation. The M538-BS can also receive an alert signal from the MURS ALERT transmitter. This will notify you of any activity at the location of the MURS Alert Transmitter.

Transmitter
The MURS Alert transmitter is a passive infrared (PIR) detector that can be used to detect people, vehicles or large animals at selected locations. The PIR sensor will detect movement of objects up to 80 feet in front of the transmitter box. When a person, vehicle or large animal is detected, the MURS Alert will transmit a signal. When an target is detected by the MURS Alert, an alert signal will be sent to the M538-HT

Takes 6 AA Batteries

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1. Anonymous User on 2/2/2012, said:

I just received the unit and went about testing it. My driveway is 2,200 ft. long. It worked all the way, and there are some obstacles involved. My next test was in another direction, directly behind my barn and over a hill from my house and it has worked at over 1,000 ft. I'm going to order the handheld unit next. Its nice when something works like it is advertised to.

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2. Anonymous User on 11/18/2011, said:

We recently purchased this product and added 2 of the handheld radios to go with it. The 4 pieces all work great together. The sensor and main base are over 2,000 feet apart through thick planted pines and the base is in the back of our house, furtherest from the sensor. The handheld radios work great up to 2 miles and also in our poultry houses. I am about to order another sensor to use at our home. Also when you call this company you get very prompt, courteous, and professional service with same day shipping. Highly recomend this product and this company.

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3. Anonymous User on 10/23/2011, said:

My Murs driveway alert is working fantastic. I couldn't ask for a better system. There is nothing on the market with that kind of range for that price. To the person that is having a problem with the range, that unit comes with a BNC Antenna Connection which means you can very easily put a coaxial cable on the existing antenna or get a good quality antenna and put it up higher. I am sure that would easily get you out 2,000 feet or more. I found it needs to be mounted slightly high like between 4.5 to 5 feet to have good detection range. Many people think they give off false alerts, but they will detect small animals. I like to know if a deer or critter is coming up my driveway and my cats do, too :) Everytime the alert goes off, my cats are up on the window. If you really want to get the most from your driveway alert, mount a good quality game camera with a fast trigger speed next to it. You will be amazed by all the critters that come lurking by.

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4. Steve on 10/15/2011, said:

While the unit was easy to set up, I was very disappointed in the range of the transmitter. I set up the transmitter about 2000' from my home, through some dense trees, and had no reception at all. I had to move the transmitter to within 600' with line-of-sight to the home for it to work. I also had problems with false alarms from blowing tree branches (probably not the units fault, just my environment). I ended up purchasing the MURS vehicle detector (detects metal, not motion) and am happy with the installation other than limited range.

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5. Anonymous User on 10/12/2011, said:

As far as the rating thing, I give Home Security Store a 5 and The Dakota BS-Kit a 5. It came within a few days, it was definitely brand new, they had a email and tracking notification which is very nice. Their price is very reasonable and no problems with payment. So they get a perfect 5. As far as the unit goes, you can't ask for anything better on the market. I previously owned a cheaper type alert from "The Shack". That unit was hard-pressed to make it 100 feet. It was a total piece of junk. You had to constantly fiddle with the antenna and hope the cat wouldn't bump it on the window. Yes, It had to be directly on the window ledge for any chance of making it 100 ft. On this unit, I can place the transmitter at the very edge of my 400 foot driveway to give me plenty of warning. The receiver I can put anywhere in my house and the signal is crystal clear. The Alert is plenty loud enough for me. However I programmed the frequency into my police scanner so I can put the base unit into a different part of the house. That is a real nice thing! The only very small negative I can think of, is it seemed to be going through batteries. I wasn't making it 2 months and with cold winter weather coming up, that would be less. I don't want to be changing batteries all the time in the cold & snow so I made a modification. I know enough about electronics to be dangerous and love to experiment :) I got a 12 volt lawntractor battery for $25. Then proceeded to drill a small hole through the botttom case and hooked the wires up correctly. Of course you will void your warranty and if you don't hook the wires up right, you will fry your transmitter. So make sure you know what you are doing or get someone that does. Anyhow, I figure the $25 battery investment will pay for itself within a year and save me the hassle of changing many batteries in the cold. So far it has worked great for me, but do so at your own risk and make sure it is in good working order with the regular batteries first.

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6. Anonymous User on 10/11/2011, said:

We live out in the country and have a long driveway leading to the house. We have had this alert system in place several months now and it is awesome. I would highly recommend it to anyone needing security on a long driveway.

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7. Anonymous User on 7/7/2011, said:

Purchased these a while back volume to low, repeats alert 3 times in a voice kinda anoying. Wish it was a loud chirp or chime. I had trouble with one of the transmitters I was not satisfied, a little cheaply made so returned them. Waiting for a higher quality product.

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8. Anonymous User on 5/25/2011, said:

Only driveway alarm I have used that works through thick woods, about 500 ft. from the house. When my neighbor goes away I put the sensor in his driveway, about 1/4 mile away through thick woods. Works every time. Use lithium photo batteries for the winter.

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9. Anonymous User on 4/4/2011, said:

Just bought this system for my farm. We needed a system that would reach almost a mile from the gate to the house, through dense trees and hills. We got the base station, hand held unit and 2 sensors. The system performs great! Alarm is loud and clear. We only had to trim a few blowing tree limbs that were setting off one of the sensors. We are very please with the product and will likely be adding 2 more sensors and an outdoor speaker to hook up to the base station.

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10. Pat on 4/1/2010, said:

We bought this alarm and are really happy with it, the only problem we have is wondering if it is deer or rabbits at times.lol We can see a car about 2mins later, our driveway is 1/4 mile long. We just order a camera and looking forward to seeing the deer.

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11. Diane on 2/9/2010, said:

We have a driveway that is almost two miles long and we set our driveway alarm up over a mile from the house and it works great! I wondered when we bought it if it would work for us because we have hills. No problem! It has given us peace of mind. Thank you for such a great product. Diane from Washington State

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12. Admin on 11/30/2005, said:

I have Murs System with both the Transmitter and handheld transceiver. It works perfectly on my ranch. The radio works even at the end of my property. About 50 Acres of flat land. I would recommend this product for large applications.

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