I need a long distance baby monitor that works well outdoors.?

Kirsten

I have 23 month old twins and a 5yr. old. We have a pool, so when the twins are napping I can still go outside with my 5yr old. Let me know what your experiences are. I have a really big backyard. The pool is at least 200 ft or more from the house.
Thanks

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fisher price has one ill see if i can find it...

http://www.kidslandusa.com/category/safety-baby-care/safety/monitors/long-distance-900-mhz-monitor_27084409802.php

there ya go hun :D hope i helped

Recommendations for a baby monitor?

toma

I am looking to add a baby monitor on my registry and want to know which one you might recommend? I live in a 1350 sq ft apartment, the baby's room and my room are on opposite ends. Also I am on the first floor and have laundry right below me so I would like to be able to bring it with me, I am not sure about the distance, but it is relatively close and the baby's room is directly above the washer and dryer.
Thanks in advance!

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you should not get a baby moniter you should just stay with the baby because you never know if the baby could get hurt you should just do the laundry when somone can come to your house and watch the baby while you are gone

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Q. We are looking for a really good quality baby monitor and we want one that has nightvision (or infrared or whatever it's called) I've sen some that monitor the baby in the dark but most of them have LEDs on the camera. I don't want to shine a flood light on my baby at night. We just want something that works in the dark without a light. Can anybody recommend a good monitor?
Thanks! :o)

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I work retail and for the past 3 years I've been recommending this product


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* 2.36" color LCD monitor (Large and portable monitor display)
* Features built-in night light and lullabies to soothe baby
* Digital wireless technology means no interference (90% ofbaby monitors uses MHZ wavelenght in order to receive their signal or sound but they will fail because cordless phone, microwave ovens, car remote receivers and or garage door remotes just to name a few uses MHZ an eventually you monitor will stop working because it start getting the signal from the other appliances )
*Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) for privacy (because its digital it can't be picked up by
other digital accesories around your house or neighbors)
* Auto exposure on camera (no blurry shots)
* Maximum Distance: 500' line of sight (you can be 500ft away from baby)
* Automatic night vision activation on camera (nothing to explain here)
* Includes rechargeable battery (awesome feature)

Can you recommend a baby monitor (preferably a video monitor) that works from very long distances?

Linds

We just moved into a new house where our master bedroom is completely on the opposite side of the house from our son's room. The moniter that we have now works only sporadically (most of the time it flashes "out of range"). I really need one that will work well! It probably doesn't help that our bedroom is converted from the old garage, so there are literally 2 brick walls between our room and our son's room. Please help! Thank you!

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I have a Mobi and it works great in my house. My house isn't huge but I can be upstairs and my daughter's room is downstairs on the other side of the house and it is clear. During the day the pic is in color, but turns to black and white at night. The only static has been when we have it too close to our remote controls and cell phones. It will get fuzzy but we move the items and it is fine.

Not sure if it will work between brick walls, but I have been out in our garage on my treadmill and had no problem.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobicam-Baby-Nursery-AV-Monitor/10263832

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which baby monitor is good for a long distance? read more.?

SueWithTwo

We've just moved into a mobile home, and its 80 ft long, my daughters bed room is on one end and ours is on the other. She is used to waking up walking to me and getting in our bed... but the way we are layed out in the house now, i dont even think i would hear her wake up...and not to mention thinking of her waking up and trying to maneuver through the house half asleep (shes 20 months old).

So i've decided the best bet would be putting a baby gate in her door way or maybe the end of the hall... and using a baby monitor to hear her....

Which monitors have you had a good experience with with a long distance range? thanks

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Hi! I think the basic Fisher Price sound and lights will do fine. If you just want one monitor then it will cost only $20 at the local babiesrus or wal-mart. I have one and I use it upstars and down. We have a three level townhouse that is 1,300 sq ft and I take it with me when I go to the basement to do laundry or even when I go outside to tend the garden. It works good. I also would recommend using rechargeable AAA batteries because those things use up a lot of batteries quick if they are used on a daily basis. You can get them at any dept store and a battery charger. It's worth the money too.

what's the best type of baby monitor?

penmaster

we're having our first baby and we're not sure of all the listening monitors out there, which one is best?

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From my ConsumerReports.Org subscriptions:

Baby monitors
Baby monitors are an extra set of ears--and, in some cases, eyes--that allow you to keep tabs on your sleeping baby. There are two basic types: audio and video/audio. Both operate within a selected radio frequency band to send sound from the babyâs room to a receiver. Each monitor consists of a transmitter (child unit) and one or more receivers (parent units). Video/audio monitors have a small wall-mounted or tabletop camera to transmit images to a video monitor.

A baby monitorâs challenge is to transmit recognizable sound (and/or images) over a distance with minimal interference--static, buzzing, or irritating noise--from other electronic products and transmitters, including cordless phones that share the same frequency bands, cellular phones, appliances, and even fluorescent lights. Interference can also be hearing someone elseâs conversation, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to decipher the sounds coming from your monitor. Interference can also mean fuzzy reception in video monitors. Overall, interference is probably the biggest complaint parents have about baby monitors.


SHOPPING SECRETS

Feel free to skip this purchase. Some parents are reassured by the constant surveillance of a babyâs every whimper and movement. Others find it nerve-racking and feel like they have to be hypervigilant. Decide which category youâre in before you go shopping. A monitor isnât a must-have. If you live in a small house or apartment or want a break when your baby is sleeping--which is legitimate--itâs OK not to have one.

Consider your home and lifestyle. You may appreciate a monitor with both sound and lights, so you can âseeâ your babyâs cries. The louder he cries, the more lights light up. If youâll be taking business calls during naptime, for example, it can be helpful to turn the sound down low and rely on the lights. A video monitor can serve the same purpose, though we believe an audio monitor with lights can suffice. Similarly, if you live in a large house, you may want a monitor with two receivers rather than just one. In general, look for monitors with features that make it easy to move about, such as a compact parent unit that clips onto your belt. Try it on before buying, if possible; antennas have been known to poke the wearer.

Factor in your phone. To minimize the possibility of interference, choose a baby monitor that operates on a different frequency band from other wireless products in your home. A 2.4GHz cordless phone and a 2.4GHz monitor can interfere with each other. The 2.4GHz frequency band is widely used for cordless phones.

Consider digital if you have nearby neighbors with babies. If you want to be sure the sounds transmitted by your monitor are heard only by you and not by neighbors who might have a similar model (or a cordless phone using the same frequency band), go with a digital monitor, not an analog one. This will also ensure that the sounds you hear are coming from your baby and not the neighborâs. Analog monitors operate on a particular frequency band, much like a radio, sending signals from monitor to receiver in a straight shot. Digital monitors, on the other hand, encode the signal as it travels between the monitor and the receiver, making it nearly impossible for the sounds to be heard by others, and reduces the possibility of running into interference from other electronic devices. (Learn more about wireless interference.)

Learn the return policy. Before you buy or register for any wireless product, such as a baby monitor, be sure the store will let you return or exchange it, in case you canât get rid of interference problems. If you receive a monitor as a baby shower gift and know where it was purchased, try it before the retailerâs return period (usually 30 days) runs out.


WHATâS AVAILABLE

The major brands of baby monitors, in alphabetical order, are: Evenflo (www.evenflo.com), Fisher-Price (www.fisher-price.com), Graco (www.gracobaby.com), Mobicam (www.getmobi.com), Philips (www.hearmybaby.com), Safety 1st (www.safety1st.com), Sony (www.sony.com), Summer Infant (www.summerinfant.com), The First Years (www.thefirstyears.com), and Unisar BébéSounds (www.bebesounds.com). Prices range from $15 to $200 for audio monitors, $100 to $200 for audio/video monitors. The higher the price, the more features and frills.


RECOMMENDATIONS

Among the models we tested, the digital baby monitors are top-rated. Short of DECT technology, thereâs no guarantee against interference with either digital or analog monitors, although digital monitors are less susceptible and more private. One digital model in particular, the Philips SCD 589, is loaded with features, and since it operates in the fairly lightly used, for now, 1.9GHZ frequency band, itâs unlikely to pick up interference. However, at $200, itâs pricey. (See our full report on this model.)

If you anticipate interference and want to spend less than $200, buy a less-pricey digital model thatâs not in the same frequency band as other wireless products in your home, and consider models with more than two channels. The other digital monitors we tested were very good: The Graco iMonitor ($90) has two parent units; a similar version with one parent unit is available for $60. The Summer Infant Secure Sounds ($50) is a good choice for privacy, though, like the Graco iMonitor, it has fewer frills than the Philips SCD 589. See our full monitor Ratings (available to
subscribers
) for details.

We suggest avoiding the Evenflo WhisperConnect Sensa ($50). It has a Pet Sensor, which is designed to alert you to any unusual movement around your babyâs crib--a cat or other pet climbed in, say. That feature worked well, but you can easily keep pets away from the crib by closing the door to your babyâs room. In addition, we found that one of the three samples we tested had an annoying problem: The âout of rangeâ alarm would go off at random. This happened over and over again with that particular sample, and once or twice with one of the other two samples we tested.

The audio/video monitors we tested have small color screens, and unlike earlier models, reasonably good pictures. However, we found them to be susceptible to interference, particularly from microwave ovens in use. Some models, such as the MobiCam ($190), let you tape to a VCR or watch your monitor on the television set. But overall, we donât see much need for a video baby monitor.

Highest rated one was the Philips Digital SCD 589 for 200$, the next one right after that was the The First Years Digital for 50$.

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What is the range of a video baby monitor?

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Charlie

We are thinking of getting a video baby monitor. We are wondering what is the distance the signal can be picked up. People are telling us burglars and pedophiles will drive around and pick up the signals. But what distance does it take, because we can see around our house where someone might park to view our monitor and that is in plain sight. Thanks for the help.

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Video monitors don't have a long range but according to the article below, the picture is scrambled. The sound monitors can be heard as far as 900 feet, which is pretty much a small corner of your neighborhood.

How much do we need to monitor radiation in our home?

FF GURU

Ever since we had our daughter, my husband is obsessed with eliminating any sources of radiation in our house. He wants to turn off our wireless router, stop using cell phones, and stop using the video baby monitor in the nursery because he has read that all of these things give out harmful amounts of radiation, especially impacting the development of children's brains.
Is there any validity to his concerns? Or is he just being an overprotective parent?

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he,s a little overboard, and misdirected. you get much more radiation on a long distance plane flight than you do from those sources. living in high elevations is a greater risk than living downwind from a nuclear power plant. you get more radioactivity from living downwind of a coal fired power plant.

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Can you recommend a baby monitor (preferably a video monitor) that works from very long distances?

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Linds

We just moved into a new house where our master bedroom is completely on the opposite side of the house from our son's room. The moniter that we have now works only sporadically (most of the time it flashes "out of range"). I really need one that will work well! It probably doesn't help that our bedroom is converted from the old garage, so there are literally 2 brick walls between our room and our son's room. Please help! Thank you!

Answer
I have a Mobi and it works great in my house. My house isn't huge but I can be upstairs and my daughter's room is downstairs on the other side of the house and it is clear. During the day the pic is in color, but turns to black and white at night. The only static has been when we have it too close to our remote controls and cell phones. It will get fuzzy but we move the items and it is fine.

Not sure if it will work between brick walls, but I have been out in our garage on my treadmill and had no problem.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobicam-Baby-Nursery-AV-Monitor/10263832

I have a raccoon and 6-8 tiny babies in my tenants attic more?

Q. I know I have to get a trap and cover the entrance. My concern is relocating the mama and babies safely. They are very tiny newborns but my tenant wants them out NOW.
I can bring them to my house near woods but how will the mama find a new nest?
The last 2 answers are both good, thanks so much. I'll let the voters decide.
Oh and BTW, where I live the wildlife rehab center can no longer take raccoons.
So I asked the tenant if I could put a light and radio up there and hope mama relocates them herself.

Answer
There is a humane way to deal with this.

1. The mother raccoon will be in the nest all day, sleeping and nursing. Now is the time to search for and locate all possible entrances and exits from the attic space. Gather all the things you might need to completely seal those entrances. Create a nesting box: a safe box, animal carrier, something with a soft blanket, a heat lamp or heated pad under the cage/box for the babies when you move them. (if the weather is cold, if not, just enough blankets for them to snuggle in may be enough)
2. The mother will go out in the evening to forage. Now you can gather the babies and put them in the newly acquired nesting box. If they do not have their eyes open, they will also not be able to hear, and they will give you no trouble when picking them up. Leave this box, and the babies inside and right by the entrance that you have sealed. The mother will come and take the babies to a new nesting site. Monitor this box, if the mother has not returned to retrieve the babies within 24 hours, please take them all to a wild animal rehabilitation center, where they can be raised and released.

Raccoons are highly intelligent and opportunistic. They often have several safe places of rest, not just your attic. Do not tangle with an adult, they are very fierce and protective of the young. Try to remain a reasonable distance away from the babies, so that she will feel safe coming to get them.

There are some companies that will do this for you, although I hear horrible stories of their inhumane practises IE: kill the mother, and let the babies starve. It will likely be expensive as well, since they will have to monitor the nesting box, and deal with the young if mother should not return for whatever reason.

It is illegal to re-locate a raccoon, you risk moving them into a territory that is already inhabited by a raccoon family. This will cause the death of both the mother and the young.

Raccoons get a bad rap in my view. They are misunderstood, considered pests. How is it a raccoon's fault that humans are unable to control their own garbage? Please treat them with respect and consideration. They are deserving of a little compassion.

EDIT: Please wear gloves, raccoons can carry some nasty diseases, easily passed to humans and domestic pets. Usually through feces, so wash, with bleach all items that have come in contact with the nest and babies.

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What is the best online college to get a Bachelor's Degree?

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tpanda9

I have a baby, so I need one that will be flexible.

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Online degrees are not well accepted because of widespread reports of students hiring an impostor to take the courses online. As a result, any online degree is considered questionable, even if from a legit school. Obviously it is far easier for a student to cheat in an online program than in a monitored classroom. There is a growing trend for colleges to code degrees and transcripts to indicate whether the study was online, blended, or actual classroom based. Employers check this, and often automatically reject job applicants listing any online degree or any for-profit school.
Online degrees offer convenience at the cost of credibility. It has been said that the "distance learning" student only learns how to be distant from any decent learning!
A far better option could be a local public community college. Many have day care centers on campus or nearby, so you wouldn't have to worry about your baby. You might also be able to take blended courses, where study is done online-but all tests or lab studies are done in a classroom. A photo I.D. is required to enter the classroom. This helps prevent cheating by students who might hire an impostor. You would only have to be in a classroom a few times each semester for blended classes. The blended classes also have far greater credibility than any online-only program.

Best way to track my fitness with iPhone apps?

philscalis

I have a degree in exercise science and am going to school for physical therapy now and really want to track my fitness now that I have an iPhone and I know the importance of health. However, after researching apps I'm not sure the best app or app combination to use. I want to get a heart rate monitor (wahoo or polar?) and many of the apps will sync with it. I want to track calories, GPS run mapping capabilities, nutritious intake, and I want to track my strength training regimen (sets, reps, etc). The my fitness pal app seems to do some of these things and you can also tie in other apps or sync them with it. However there are so many other ones and I want to know the best way to do this if anyone can help. So far I have downloaded: my fitness pal, endomondo, fitocracy, sportstracker, runkeeper, real intelligence fitness app, and digifit icardio. If someone can help me out it would be much appreciated. I would try them out but don't want to give my info and make an account for all of these apps if they aren't what I want.

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I track some of the same stuff you do, but not everything and I've tried some of the products you have, but not all. However, here's my take:

1. I use Runkeeper as my basic app. I'm primarily a runner and so are most of my friends. It links easily to facebook if you are interested in that. For me, this is how I communicate with my running community. It has some other basic cardio functions in it as well (elliptical, etc)
2. Runkeeper has a GPS function to be used with the iphone, it's generally accurate within 0.1-0.3 mile. However, when I want to be really accurate, I still default to my garmin which I can still link to my Runkeeper account. (ie, when I'm racing or want to track elevation)
3. Realize also that when you use GPS function on your phone, it will wear down the battery very quickly. I'll use the Runkeeper GPS function if I'm running or cycling an hour or less, but it's not ideal for long distances.
4. Runkeeper and probably most fitness apps will link to a heart rate monitor. However, I'd first ask why you intend to use one? As a PT, myself, I've come to the realization that unless you have a medical condition that warrants it, tracking heart rate is overly burdensome for little pay off. Just used your rate of Rate of Perceived Exertion. Whether you are doing intervals or tempo workouts, it's your exertional effort that's the real issue. Most of the established "guidelines" for heart rate during exercise were established for patients recovering from cardiac events, not necessarily for healthy adult fitness. So, unless you want to get into research about cardiac effort, I'd say don't bother. I suppose you can use it if you want to get a MORE accurate idea of your caloric burn, but I have better options for that (more later). I DIDN"T use one for years, mostly because I take a beta blocker which throws the whole target heart rate out the window anyway. I'm using one now (more on that in a minute) only because I'm pregnant and NEED to make sure my heart rate doesn't go over a certain amount (and I have arguements about that anyway). I use the iphone app with it, but haven't linked it to my RK. It does record it on the wahoo site, but I never go back and look at it. The wahoo site also does GPS and if you get the hardware, you can link it with your bike or a foot pod.
5. If you do want to use a HR monitor, I use the wahoo. My husband and I both have Garmin 910XT's and even though he got the heart rate monitor for it, he's happier with the wahoo. Again, he's not even using it anymore and I am. However, I don't even bother logging my heart rate...I use it only as a warning system. I do think I can link it with RK, but haven't bothered. Once I have the baby, I'll stop using it. Not sure why hubby doesn't like the garmin monitor...I just took his word for it.
6. Now, onto strength. RK doesn't really have a place to log this. I used MapMyRun for awhile which at least gave me an idea of how long I was weight lifting and an approximation of calories. In my opinion, if you are looking for an app that does everything, I'd say be prepared for a really complicated app. I found that the more features it has, the less user friendly it becomes. This is how I felt about MMR. For strength training, I'd consider a separate app. Same thing goes for nutrition. There are probably apps out there designed just for that which are much more user friendly.
7. Back to calorie counting. All the apps give you a basic ESTIMATION of your calories burned based on your weight and work out parameters. Even if you are using a heart rate monitor, again, this is only an ESTIMATE. Unless you are in a lab, all these tools provide estimates only. However, if you really want to know what your body is using and burning, I'd recommend the Body Media System. It's about as accurate as you can get with calorie count without having to be in a lab. The web app also has a nutritional log.


So here's my take in a nutshell:
1. Use a basic app for your cardio. Runkeeper is my personal favorite. Only use the GPS for shorter workouts
2. Use a separate GPS (I've only used garmins) if you want to be really accurate with your distance or if you are doing a long work out and simply sync it to your cardio app (like RK) from the garmin site.
3. Don't bother with a HR monitor unless you have a medical reason to do so
4. Use a separate app for your weight lifting and nutrition.
5. Consider a body media system if you REALLY want an accurate calorie count. It's expensive new, but I got a Core basic system used on ebay for $32. (myself, I'm content using the basic estimates from my cardio app).

Maybe there's an app that does everything, but I find that it gets too complicated....I don't want to spend 30 minutes logging my info.

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Can you recommend a baby monitor (preferably a video monitor) that works from very long distances?

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Linds

We just moved into a new house where our master bedroom is completely on the opposite side of the house from our son's room. The moniter that we have now works only sporadically (most of the time it flashes "out of range"). I really need one that will work well! It probably doesn't help that our bedroom is converted from the old garage, so there are literally 2 brick walls between our room and our son's room. Please help! Thank you!

Answer
I have a Mobi and it works great in my house. My house isn't huge but I can be upstairs and my daughter's room is downstairs on the other side of the house and it is clear. During the day the pic is in color, but turns to black and white at night. The only static has been when we have it too close to our remote controls and cell phones. It will get fuzzy but we move the items and it is fine.

Not sure if it will work between brick walls, but I have been out in our garage on my treadmill and had no problem.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobicam-Baby-Nursery-AV-Monitor/10263832

I have a raccoon and 6-8 tiny babies in my tenants attic more?

Lndlrdlisa

I know I have to get a trap and cover the entrance. My concern is relocating the mama and babies safely. They are very tiny newborns but my tenant wants them out NOW.
I can bring them to my house near woods but how will the mama find a new nest?
The last 2 answers are both good, thanks so much. I'll let the voters decide.
Oh and BTW, where I live the wildlife rehab center can no longer take raccoons.
So I asked the tenant if I could put a light and radio up there and hope mama relocates them herself.

Answer
There is a humane way to deal with this.

1. The mother raccoon will be in the nest all day, sleeping and nursing. Now is the time to search for and locate all possible entrances and exits from the attic space. Gather all the things you might need to completely seal those entrances. Create a nesting box: a safe box, animal carrier, something with a soft blanket, a heat lamp or heated pad under the cage/box for the babies when you move them. (if the weather is cold, if not, just enough blankets for them to snuggle in may be enough)
2. The mother will go out in the evening to forage. Now you can gather the babies and put them in the newly acquired nesting box. If they do not have their eyes open, they will also not be able to hear, and they will give you no trouble when picking them up. Leave this box, and the babies inside and right by the entrance that you have sealed. The mother will come and take the babies to a new nesting site. Monitor this box, if the mother has not returned to retrieve the babies within 24 hours, please take them all to a wild animal rehabilitation center, where they can be raised and released.

Raccoons are highly intelligent and opportunistic. They often have several safe places of rest, not just your attic. Do not tangle with an adult, they are very fierce and protective of the young. Try to remain a reasonable distance away from the babies, so that she will feel safe coming to get them.

There are some companies that will do this for you, although I hear horrible stories of their inhumane practises IE: kill the mother, and let the babies starve. It will likely be expensive as well, since they will have to monitor the nesting box, and deal with the young if mother should not return for whatever reason.

It is illegal to re-locate a raccoon, you risk moving them into a territory that is already inhabited by a raccoon family. This will cause the death of both the mother and the young.

Raccoons get a bad rap in my view. They are misunderstood, considered pests. How is it a raccoon's fault that humans are unable to control their own garbage? Please treat them with respect and consideration. They are deserving of a little compassion.

EDIT: Please wear gloves, raccoons can carry some nasty diseases, easily passed to humans and domestic pets. Usually through feces, so wash, with bleach all items that have come in contact with the nest and babies.

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How do you connect a sensor to a radio transmitter and programming it to transmit one task only?

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Q. I badly need advice on how to do this for our science project. Our project is to monitor garbage through radio waves and sensors... the problem is that how do we connect the sensor to the transmitter and how do we get to program it to transmit the garbage levels... and one more thing... What Type of sensor do we use?

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Sounds like a cool project that's best if broken down by section.

The key to a successful science project is to keep it as simple as possible while demonstrating one or more concepts. Cost will also be a concern. The trickiest part will be your radio link since there are all kinds of government regulations about what you can and cannot do especially at the unlicensed level. Instead you want to find a transmitter and receiver that already work well together over short distances. Garage door or car alarm remotes can be difficult to work with on the receiver end. A pair of cell phones might work if you have unlimited minutes to burn. Low power toy walkie talkies might work if you had a way to push the transmit button for short intervals. An iPod type transmitter and FM radio might work together. So would a couple of WiFi enabled laptops networked together through a wireless router, but now we're getting complicated again. A battery powered wireless baby monitor just might be the ideal solution.

Note that most of the transmit/receive link possibilities mentioned above involve audio. You'll want to use your garbage level to control either the frequency or volume of the audio you transmit. Volume is probably the easiest since you can use a relatively simple meter circuit at the receiving end to measure it.

One of the nice things about a science project is you can control many of the parameters. Use a small waste basket as your garbage can and use something that packs relatively uniformly like tennis balls or crushed aluminum cans as your garbage. Now all you need to do is weigh them to know how full the can is.

Place your garbage can on a plywood platform hinged at one edge and held up by springs. Get one of those slide style volume controls and rig it so that the slide moves as the platform edge moves under the weight of the garbage. Adjust the tension and number of springs as needed.

You'll need an audio source such as a simple oscillator or a steady tone saved on an MP3 player. This feeds the volume control on you platform scale which in turn feeds your garbage monitor transmitter (in place of the microphone).

The volume at the receiver (after substituting a meter for the speaker) will track the weight of the garbage. Lookup LM3914 for circuits that use LED's that you can label from empty to full.

I'm assuming that someone in your group can handle the basic electronic connections.

Now go get that A.

Don

Looking for baby monitor that does not have interference from wifi network and blackberry. Recommendations?

bahiadave

Aware of Phillips model. Wondering if there is one that is not so expensive.

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I have a Fisher Price 900 MHZ and we have a wifi network and have zero interference.

What we have is very similar to this, but it's a couple of years old: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/601-6545658-9279309?ASIN=B000I5RF8C&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000I5RF8C|Long_Distance_900MHz_Baby_Monitor&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000I5RF8C&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

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How do I know if I need a lamp for my baby chicks because my country is really hot!?

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Jacob W

I live in a very hot country and it is summer at the moment. It is really hot and humid and I don't really think I need a lamp for my baby chicks when they arrive. I am going to put them in a cardboard in my room and my room is even hotter because I have my computer running all day, a TV, playstation, laptop which are normally on all the time.
Would I need a lamp?
Thanks.

Answer
Even if it is hot during the day, it is often necessary to run a heat lamp at night when the temperature starts to drop. A brood pen needs to be kept at about 98 degrees during the first week of a chick's life, dropping by about 2 degrees each week after, until the pen temp is equal to the outside temp, or until the birds have grown their secondary feathers.

New chicks are very succeptible to drafts, chilling and temperature fluctuations. Their pen needs to be kept at a constant temperature or you risk killing them. If it's 80 degrees outside, they may still need a heat lamp placed at a safe distance to give additional heat. If the chicks were with their mother hen, they would still spend a considerable amount of time underneath her to keep warm. Young chicks can't regulate their own body temperature well until their adult feathers have started to come in.

The easiest way to monitor your brood pen temp is to place a reptile thermometer at the bottom of the pen. Check the temp regularly during the day - sunlight coming in through a window may be enough to alter the temp and possibly overheat your chicks. You might need to shut the lamp off for part of the day, then turn it back on as the sun changes position, or even run it all night.

I'd recommend getting a 250 watt red brood lamp and a reptile thermometer before your chicks arrive.

Remember that your chicks need a CONSTANT temperature, and the only way to guarantee that is by using an outside heat source.

Good luck and enjoy your peeps!

Can you recommend a baby monitor (preferably a video monitor) that works from very long distances?

Linds

We just moved into a new house where our master bedroom is completely on the opposite side of the house from our son's room. The moniter that we have now works only sporadically (most of the time it flashes "out of range"). I really need one that will work well! It probably doesn't help that our bedroom is converted from the old garage, so there are literally 2 brick walls between our room and our son's room. Please help! Thank you!

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I have a Mobi and it works great in my house. My house isn't huge but I can be upstairs and my daughter's room is downstairs on the other side of the house and it is clear. During the day the pic is in color, but turns to black and white at night. The only static has been when we have it too close to our remote controls and cell phones. It will get fuzzy but we move the items and it is fine.

Not sure if it will work between brick walls, but I have been out in our garage on my treadmill and had no problem.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobicam-Baby-Nursery-AV-Monitor/10263832

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Recommendations for a baby monitor?

Q. I am looking to add a baby monitor on my registry and want to know which one you might recommend? I live in a 1350 sq ft apartment, the baby's room and my room are on opposite ends. Also I am on the first floor and have laundry right below me so I would like to be able to bring it with me, I am not sure about the distance, but it is relatively close and the baby's room is directly above the washer and dryer.
Thanks in advance!

A. you should not get a baby moniter you should just stay with the baby because you never know if the baby could get hurt you should just do the laundry when somone can come to your house and watch the baby while you are gone

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What is the best online college to get a Bachelor's Degree?

Q. I have a baby, so I need one that will be flexible.

A. Online degrees are not well accepted because of widespread reports of students hiring an impostor to take the courses online. As a result, any online degree is considered questionable, even if from a legit school. Obviously it is far easier for a student to cheat in an online program than in a monitored classroom. There is a growing trend for colleges to code degrees and transcripts to indicate whether the study was online, blended, or actual classroom based. Employers check this, and often automatically reject job applicants listing any online degree or any for-profit school.
Online degrees offer convenience at the cost of credibility. It has been said that the "distance learning" student only learns how to be distant from any decent learning!
A far better option could be a local public community college. Many have day care centers on campus or nearby, so you wouldn't have to worry about your baby. You might also be able to take blended courses, where study is done online-but all tests or lab studies are done in a classroom. A photo I.D. is required to enter the classroom. This helps prevent cheating by students who might hire an impostor. You would only have to be in a classroom a few times each semester for blended classes. The blended classes also have far greater credibility than any online-only program.

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Best way to track my fitness with iPhone apps?

Q. I have a degree in exercise science and am going to school for physical therapy now and really want to track my fitness now that I have an iPhone and I know the importance of health. However, after researching apps I'm not sure the best app or app combination to use. I want to get a heart rate monitor (wahoo or polar?) and many of the apps will sync with it. I want to track calories, GPS run mapping capabilities, nutritious intake, and I want to track my strength training regimen (sets, reps, etc). The my fitness pal app seems to do some of these things and you can also tie in other apps or sync them with it. However there are so many other ones and I want to know the best way to do this if anyone can help. So far I have downloaded: my fitness pal, endomondo, fitocracy, sportstracker, runkeeper, real intelligence fitness app, and digifit icardio. If someone can help me out it would be much appreciated. I would try them out but don't want to give my info and make an account for all of these apps if they aren't what I want.

A. I track some of the same stuff you do, but not everything and I've tried some of the products you have, but not all. However, here's my take:

1. I use Runkeeper as my basic app. I'm primarily a runner and so are most of my friends. It links easily to facebook if you are interested in that. For me, this is how I communicate with my running community. It has some other basic cardio functions in it as well (elliptical, etc)
2. Runkeeper has a GPS function to be used with the iphone, it's generally accurate within 0.1-0.3 mile. However, when I want to be really accurate, I still default to my garmin which I can still link to my Runkeeper account. (ie, when I'm racing or want to track elevation)
3. Realize also that when you use GPS function on your phone, it will wear down the battery very quickly. I'll use the Runkeeper GPS function if I'm running or cycling an hour or less, but it's not ideal for long distances.
4. Runkeeper and probably most fitness apps will link to a heart rate monitor. However, I'd first ask why you intend to use one? As a PT, myself, I've come to the realization that unless you have a medical condition that warrants it, tracking heart rate is overly burdensome for little pay off. Just used your rate of Rate of Perceived Exertion. Whether you are doing intervals or tempo workouts, it's your exertional effort that's the real issue. Most of the established "guidelines" for heart rate during exercise were established for patients recovering from cardiac events, not necessarily for healthy adult fitness. So, unless you want to get into research about cardiac effort, I'd say don't bother. I suppose you can use it if you want to get a MORE accurate idea of your caloric burn, but I have better options for that (more later). I DIDN"T use one for years, mostly because I take a beta blocker which throws the whole target heart rate out the window anyway. I'm using one now (more on that in a minute) only because I'm pregnant and NEED to make sure my heart rate doesn't go over a certain amount (and I have arguements about that anyway). I use the iphone app with it, but haven't linked it to my RK. It does record it on the wahoo site, but I never go back and look at it. The wahoo site also does GPS and if you get the hardware, you can link it with your bike or a foot pod.
5. If you do want to use a HR monitor, I use the wahoo. My husband and I both have Garmin 910XT's and even though he got the heart rate monitor for it, he's happier with the wahoo. Again, he's not even using it anymore and I am. However, I don't even bother logging my heart rate...I use it only as a warning system. I do think I can link it with RK, but haven't bothered. Once I have the baby, I'll stop using it. Not sure why hubby doesn't like the garmin monitor...I just took his word for it.
6. Now, onto strength. RK doesn't really have a place to log this. I used MapMyRun for awhile which at least gave me an idea of how long I was weight lifting and an approximation of calories. In my opinion, if you are looking for an app that does everything, I'd say be prepared for a really complicated app. I found that the more features it has, the less user friendly it becomes. This is how I felt about MMR. For strength training, I'd consider a separate app. Same thing goes for nutrition. There are probably apps out there designed just for that which are much more user friendly.
7. Back to calorie counting. All the apps give you a basic ESTIMATION of your calories burned based on your weight and work out parameters. Even if you are using a heart rate monitor, again, this is only an ESTIMATE. Unless you are in a lab, all these tools provide estimates only. However, if you really want to know what your body is using and burning, I'd recommend the Body Media System. It's about as accurate as you can get with calorie count without having to be in a lab. The web app also has a nutritional log.


So here's my take in a nutshell:
1. Use a basic app for your cardio. Runkeeper is my personal favorite. Only use the GPS for shorter workouts
2. Use a separate GPS (I've only used garmins) if you want to be really accurate with your distance or if you are doing a long work out and simply sync it to your cardio app (like RK) from the garmin site.
3. Don't bother with a HR monitor unless you have a medical reason to do so
4. Use a separate app for your weight lifting and nutrition.
5. Consider a body media system if you REALLY want an accurate calorie count. It's expensive new, but I got a Core basic system used on ebay for $32. (myself, I'm content using the basic estimates from my cardio app).

Maybe there's an app that does everything, but I find that it gets too complicated....I don't want to spend 30 minutes logging my info.

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Why does the doctor measure a pregnant woman's abdomen? What does this measurement mean?

Q. I heard that this has something to do with how large your baby is going to be. Like if you measure 32cm your baby is about 32 weeks along in size development...is this true, or is this something else?

A. Your practitioner is checking the growth of your baby by measuring from the top of your pubic bone to the top of your uterus. As your pregnancy progresses, this distance should continue to increase.
We use the metric system in obstetrics, so the measurement in centimeters usually correlates with the number of weeks you’re pregnant after the 20th week of pregnancy.
In other words, a 25-centimeter measurement is expected of a woman who’s 25 weeks pregnant. Your doctor uses this measurement to monitor the growth of the baby. If this number slows down, he or she may suggest further testing.

Hope this helps!

Angel

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Looking for baby monitor that does not have interference from wifi network and blackberry. Recommendations?

Q. Aware of Phillips model. Wondering if there is one that is not so expensive.

A. I have a Fisher Price 900 MHZ and we have a wifi network and have zero interference.

What we have is very similar to this, but it's a couple of years old: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/601-6545658-9279309?ASIN=B000I5RF8C&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000I5RF8C|Long_Distance_900MHz_Baby_Monitor&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000I5RF8C&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

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Recommendations for a baby monitor?

Q. I am looking to add a baby monitor on my registry and want to know which one you might recommend? I live in a 1350 sq ft apartment, the baby's room and my room are on opposite ends. Also I am on the first floor and have laundry right below me so I would like to be able to bring it with me, I am not sure about the distance, but it is relatively close and the baby's room is directly above the washer and dryer.
Thanks in advance!

A. you should not get a baby moniter you should just stay with the baby because you never know if the baby could get hurt you should just do the laundry when somone can come to your house and watch the baby while you are gone

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What is the best online college to get a Bachelor's Degree?

Q. I have a baby, so I need one that will be flexible.

A. Online degrees are not well accepted because of widespread reports of students hiring an impostor to take the courses online. As a result, any online degree is considered questionable, even if from a legit school. Obviously it is far easier for a student to cheat in an online program than in a monitored classroom. There is a growing trend for colleges to code degrees and transcripts to indicate whether the study was online, blended, or actual classroom based. Employers check this, and often automatically reject job applicants listing any online degree or any for-profit school.
Online degrees offer convenience at the cost of credibility. It has been said that the "distance learning" student only learns how to be distant from any decent learning!
A far better option could be a local public community college. Many have day care centers on campus or nearby, so you wouldn't have to worry about your baby. You might also be able to take blended courses, where study is done online-but all tests or lab studies are done in a classroom. A photo I.D. is required to enter the classroom. This helps prevent cheating by students who might hire an impostor. You would only have to be in a classroom a few times each semester for blended classes. The blended classes also have far greater credibility than any online-only program.

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