| An intercom system can be a very handy tool for | | | | you can install a station in each of the different rooms |
| allowing communication and providing a certain level of | | | | of your house and be able to listen out for them |
| security for you and your family members. Gone are | | | | irrespective of where you are in the house. Think of it |
| the days of having to run wires through walls and | | | | as a glorified baby monitor! Many modern systems |
| ceilings to each and every station, now days wireless | | | | offer hands free operation allowing you to continue |
| technology has all but made the hard wired systems | | | | what you are doing while talking with the other people |
| obsolete. | | | | in your house. |
| If you have an external garage or work shed a | | | | Some limitations do apply to wireless systems though. |
| wireless intercom is a great idea for letting people | | | | Some areas, depending on the design of your house, |
| know that you are home so they can let you in or | | | | may fall into what are referred to as black spots or |
| communicating with people inside when you are out | | | | areas where the wireless signal is not able to travel. |
| working hard in the shed. All that is required is either a | | | | That and the fact that either mains power or battery |
| power point for the power supply or batteries if you | | | | power has to be kept up to the units for them to work |
| prefer to move the unit around. No more digging | | | | are the only limitations with a wireless system. |
| trenches and laying conduit to take one station away | | | | Generally by moving the units around within the room |
| from the home. | | | | an area of good reception can be found. |
| Having several units inside the home can also be an | | | | If you are having a home built you may want to |
| advantage in that you can keep an eye on or at least | | | | consider a hard wired system as they can be installed |
| an ear out for what everyone is doing. With the kids | | | | as the sheeting goes on and are considered to be a |
| playing in one room and you at the other end of the | | | | bit more reliable than wireless system. However with |
| house you can still hear what they are up to and avoid | | | | the technology that we have these days there is no |
| any dangerous situations such as the kids venturing | | | | reason why a wireless intercom cannot be |
| outside without you knowing or doing something that | | | | successfully installed in an existing dwelling and the |
| may put them in harms way. | | | | increased flexibility may make it all the more |
| Taking this idea one step further, if you have a young | | | | worthwhile. |
| child and need to get things done while they are asleep | | | | |