Dakota Alert WMA-3000 Wireless Motion Alert Kit-600′ Max Range Review

Dakota Alert, Wireless Security System Reviews

The Dakota Alert WMA-3000 Wireless Motion Alert Kit-600′ Max Range is an instrument that can protect your home or business from unexpected visitors.

The WMA-3000 system sends an immediate alert when a person or car enters your property.

The transmitter from the system operates on only one 9 Volt battery and it is weatherproof so you can easily mount the transmitter to a tree or post near the driveway.

The transmitter has a working range of 80 feet and it uses passive infrared (PIR) beam to detect people or vehicles that enter the driveway and then send a radio signal back to its receiver which can be placed in your house up to 600 feet away from the transmitter.

The Dakota Alert WMA-3000 system consists of one transmitter and one WR-3000 Receiver. The operating temperature of the system is between -30 degrees F to 120 degrees F.

Below are the pros and cons of the Dakota Alert WMA-3000 Wireless Motion Alert Kit-600′ Max Range as described and experienced by its users.

Pros

The system works flawlessly where it has been through a major rainstorm and several extremely foggy mornings. Temperatures here have been as high as 94 degrees.
The system worked out of the box with both receivers.
The default settings were fine and setting switches was not necessary.
The user likes the ability to choose the alarm sounds from the system.
The range is very good and the 600 feet max is accurate and reliable.
Long battery life.
The alert chime is pleasant and the volume can be controlled from very soft to quite loud.
You can have 4 sensors on one reciever and could watch the entire outside of your home with just 4 of these devices.
Great for when kids are playing outside because you’re alerted if they get to close to the road.
Excellent price for the peace of mind it offers.

Cons

Like most infra-red receivers, the system does occasionally pick up dogs, deer, and even a crow that flies close enough.
Although called a “motion sensor,” the manufacturer says an object must be a minimum of six degrees warmer than the surroundings to be detected.
As experienced by one of the users, the system has stopped working once during the “so-foggy-everything-is-soaked” mornings.
The PIR sensor type transmitter is very sensitive to false alarms due to wind (swaying trees) and wildlife (the neighbors dog, cat and etc).
The transmitter is not waterproof.
FCC changed the rules about the transmitters and that Dakota Alert couldn’t get the range that they did a few years ago i.e 600 feet. The system now works at only up to 100 feet according to one of the users.
Direct sun will give you a false alarm, so don’t point it in the sun.
The transmitter intermittently fails on a daily basis. If it is below freezing outside it rarely works. If it is raining it will not work at all.

Find more details of the Dakota Alert WMA-3000 Wireless Motion Alert Kit-600′ Max Range here.