Dual system Driveway Alarm and Press Button for Service

[rox]

In a week my hubby and i iwll be comeing back to the states and while there I wanted to address a problem we are having. We worked hard building up tourism visits and also locals who come to our farm to buy olive oil directly from us. The problem we have is that we are working in the fields or int he home and we don't hear the customers arriving.

I have attached a very crude sketch of our layout. Jsut as you enter the property there is a bright blue directional arrow directing guests to go to the left. We want them to park over by the barn as we have a large parking area there and also go to the Borie to give the olive oil tastings.

I would like two or three things if I can get them at low cost. I would like a driveway alarm sothat I know people are arriving. It would be nice if the alarm rang a large bell like a school bell so that when we are working outside in fields where we cna't see the entrance area we would hear the school bell and know someone entered the property. Also it would be nice to hear this inside the house.

Second i wnat to have a doorbell type thing mounted on the barn with a sign that says ring for service and then we would know to come over and serve the customer.

We have on top of the barn a guest house/ apartment that we have rented out to a couple nice young firemen who are more or less permenet tennants. They park in front of the barn also.

I am looking at this product VA6000S - Voice Alert 6 Wireless System - Home Security Store

and perhaps for the doorbell type thing I need this accessory to the product TXPCBBV - Voice Alert Transmitter in Waterproof Box - Home Security Store

Do you think this would work? We would be fine with the distances of 1,000 feet and 300 feet inside a house.

With that audio out outlet is that something I can use to rig up a school type bell I was looking at the bell on this site found under Loud Ringing Bell DRIVEWAY ALARMS , SENSOR, MONITOR, DWA 6, 7 ACCESSORIES that I would install outside.

I don't want the bell to ring continously. Just ring a little bit and then stop.

I am thinking my budget will be around $150 for this. We do need wireless to the gate alarm but could string wire from the house to the barn if we had to. I would need to know what gauge of wire to buy for the loud ringing bell. Or perhaps you all know of a better solution.

 

[rox]

I went out an measured it is 150ft from our house to the barn. My guess is that it is probably around 500 ft from the house to the gate. In the center area of my drawing the circles drawn represent olive trees. That is the problem with the olive trees in the center we can't see any traffic going in and out.

 

[pennwalk]

Rox,

Could you find a old dinner bell. I have seen cast metal bells that people mount on poles to call the kids in for dinner. My mom had a cow bell that she rang we could hear it way back in the woods behind the house.

Chris

 

[Willl]

I've tried a few driveway alarms, the best so far and the one I'm using now is the "The Reporter Wireless Alert System #RWA-300R".
Have two family members who are also using this model, so far so good.

It also has external hook ups to trigger anything you wish.

 

[Willl]

Old acetylene tanks make pretty good bells.
The big ones are pretty loud and have a good solid 'gong' tone to them.

 

[sandman2234]

Willl,
Are you sure you mean Acetylene and not one of the high pressure tanks, such as O2 or Nitrogen, etc? The reason I ask, is the Acetylene tanks I have cut the tops off of (with a torch no less, don't try this at home!!) are filled with a gypsum like material simliar in consistancy to concrete. I have seen a few of the bells you are referring to, and they were done with the high pressure tanks of oxygen or other high pressure gas.
David from jax

Rox,
Something to consider might be one of the old driveway bells that gas stations used to have to alert the working mechanic, or the sleeping kid that a customer just arrived on the scene and would need some attention, such as a fillup, windshield cleaning, tire pressure and an oil check. (tell me I am not having flashbacks!!) Add that to the dinner triangle for them to play with and you should have all your bases covered.
David from jax

 

[Willl]

filled with a gypsum like material simliar in consistancy to concrete.

I did not know this. Maybe it was an oxygen tank.

Which ever, sure made a cool gong sound.

 

[sandman2234]

That was probably a standard high pressure tank, typically used for oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and a host of other high pressure gases. I have a few of them lying around and have considered building a bell to hang from my shop, but then I realize I will have to listen to it every time the wife wants something, tends to squash that thought.

David from jax

 

[rox]

I need a good loud bell because the barn area is 150 away from the house and if I am inside the house I need to hear a loud ell. Also when we are up in the fields we need to hear a bell, a triangle isn't going to be near loud enough.

Did anybody look at the links I provided and do you think that system would work for me as I described in the first post? I was thinking of installing the loud bell over at our house. That pressure switch can act like a doorbell and wirlessly transmit to our house and then I have to hook up the bell to the base receiving unit. It has an audio out would that audio out connect in some way to a bell?

I am anxious to get the unbiased opinion of my fellow TBN members before I talk to the company. I was hoping to order tomorrow as I need to get it shipped to my folks house and we arrive from France Sept 9th. I'm trawling for insights and help from everyone. Anyone have any other ideas or have seen a better system?

I looked at the air hose across the road option but the road is gravel and they are supposed to be on pavement.

I also have no idea in France where I would get any of the containers suggested but thanks for the idea none the less.

 

[tommu56]

Rox

try this link

Wireless Driveway Alarm | Driveway Alarms & Gate Motion Detectors up to Two-Mile Range!


I was looking at this one for my cabin (no power)
and it had radio that people can talk together

I'm not sure on the Freq in you can use them on the east side of the pond.
4-Mile Range MURS Driveway Alarm w/ Hand Held Radio

tommu