Annunciator worked by wireless. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

bobsterkent · 22nd Apr 2014, 4:43 pm

Hi all, looking for some advice here, I have a mate who has a nice Annunciator in his house but now wants to get it working. He still has some of the original pushes next to the fireplaces but, as he has recently decorated, he doesn't want to rip the walls out to put in cables. Has anyone ever done one of these using radio or wireless?

Station X · 22nd Apr 2014, 4:49 pm

Yes. I have. I used a receiver and key fob transmitters, which can be bought from eBay.

The receiver has relay outputs, so it's easy to wire the output from say a 6V battery to the annunciator flags. The key fobs can be modified to use an external push button. I retained the key fob batteries, so they need changing from time to time.

Station X · 22nd Apr 2014, 5:38 pm

Looking on eBay, the set up I bought doesn't seem to be available any more. It was similar to this:-

http://www.rfcontrolsystem.com/index...roducts_id=392

You should be able to get the receiver and transmitters separately.

Ed_Dinning · 22nd Apr 2014, 8:14 pm

A cheap wireless burglar alarm kit perhaps?

Ed

dseymo1 · 22nd Apr 2014, 9:27 pm

Or wireless doorbells?
I don't know if these are available with variable channels, to allow use with multiple drops.

bobsterkent · 22nd Apr 2014, 9:48 pm

There are some good ideas there, thanks for that I now have an idea of what to try.

OscarFoxtrot · 22nd Apr 2014, 11:29 pm

Something like this
http://www.quasaruk.co.uk/acatalog/R...l_systems.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-Chan.../dp/B00EQ1V5BW (disclaimer - cheaper imported items may not be strictly legal in UK)

Brigham · 23rd Apr 2014, 1:52 pm

If the pushes are still there, the wiring might also survive.

bobsterkent · 23rd Apr 2014, 2:47 pm

Its about 50% of the pushes are there and they are only for show, when the house was converted to a bed and breakfast in the 1970's. The annunciator is not the original one but one that has been found to have the right displays so there isn't anything wiring wise that can be re-used.

22nd Apr 2014, 4:43 pm	#1
bobsterkent Hexode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Medway towns, Kent, UK. Posts: 271	Annunciator worked by wireless. Hi all, looking for some advice here, I have a mate who has a nice Annunciator in his house but now wants to get it working. He still has some of the original pushes next to the fireplaces but, as he has recently decorated, he doesn't want to rip the walls out to put in cables. Has anyone ever done one of these using radio or wireless? __________________ "Oh yes I love television, all those wiggly lines"!

22nd Apr 2014, 4:49 pm	#2
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,289	Re: Annunciator wored by wireless Yes. I have. I used a receiver and key fob transmitters, which can be bought from eBay. The receiver has relay outputs, so it's easy to wire the output from say a 6V battery to the annunciator flags. The key fobs can be modified to use an external push button. I retained the key fob batteries, so they need changing from time to time. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

22nd Apr 2014, 5:38 pm	#3
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,289	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. Looking on eBay, the set up I bought doesn't seem to be available any more. It was similar to this:- http://www.rfcontrolsystem.com/index...roducts_id=392 You should be able to get the receiver and transmitters separately. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

22nd Apr 2014, 8:14 pm	#4
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,195	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. A cheap wireless burglar alarm kit perhaps? Ed

22nd Apr 2014, 9:27 pm	#5
dseymo1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK. Posts: 3,051	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. Or wireless doorbells? I don't know if these are available with variable channels, to allow use with multiple drops.

22nd Apr 2014, 9:48 pm	#6
bobsterkent Hexode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Medway towns, Kent, UK. Posts: 271	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. There are some good ideas there, thanks for that I now have an idea of what to try. __________________ "Oh yes I love television, all those wiggly lines"!

22nd Apr 2014, 11:29 pm	#7
OscarFoxtrot Heptode Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 805	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. Something like this http://www.quasaruk.co.uk/acatalog/R...l_systems.html http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-Chan.../dp/B00EQ1V5BW (disclaimer - cheaper imported items may not be strictly legal in UK)

23rd Apr 2014, 1:52 pm	#8
Brigham Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Co. Durham, UK. Posts: 1,117	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. If the pushes are still there, the wiring might also survive.

23rd Apr 2014, 2:47 pm	#9
bobsterkent Hexode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Medway towns, Kent, UK. Posts: 271	Re: Annunciator worked by wireless. Its about 50% of the pushes are there and they are only for show, when the house was converted to a bed and breakfast in the 1970's. The annunciator is not the original one but one that has been found to have the right displays so there isn't anything wiring wise that can be re-used. __________________ "Oh yes I love television, all those wiggly lines"!