Media for Whew! pretty long dry spell here is ASA

Whew! pretty long dry spell here is ASA

Hasn't anyone got anything going on that's worth talking about?

I'm installing these Napco Starlink radios one after another. Everybody wan t's to control their alarm system with their phones. They like the text mes saging. Especially the businesses. They can see who's coming and going and when. JUst wish I could integrate some video with it. The IBridge has video and Zwave capability but their video is only with Napco cameras ---- and t hey suck.

Four installed last week alone, got half a dozen more coming up in the next couple of weeks along with some 3G to 4G upgrades. Most of those didn't ha ve messaging when I installed them so I expect I'll be able to up sell some of them on the messaging for a little bump up in the monthly RMR.

Local Dunkin Doughnuts got held up with shots fired next door to one of my alarm accounts. So - - - - now I've got a 12 camera installation I'm worki ng on.

I may have already mentioned this but one of my long time customers whom I' ve moved with for about 30 years is this time moving into a 60,000 square f oot building. It's going to be a gradual move wo I should be able to keep u p with it by myself. Although this time I was able to get the electrician t o run my wires while he had is crew and man lifts. Only partial system in n ow but I installed the Napco 255 zone panel and a huge wiring cabinet with lots of wiring terminals. I also put a keypad in the wiring cabinet so I do n't have to keep running (seems like) 1/4 of a mile to see what the panel i s doing. I put in a humongus Altronix aux power supply that can be monitore d of course got a Starlink radio. Used Bosch's ceiling motion detectors bec ause of the height of the stringers in the warehouse. They seem to work pre tty good now but I'll have to see how it goes when they start to move in so me of their equipment. I ordered some armored sheathing for the door wiring and put all the contacts on the tops of the overhead doors. Seven of them so far. More to come as they modify the building over the next couple of ye ars. The owner is making a space to park his 720S McClarin so he doesn't ha ve to leave it outside when he comes to work. If you've never seen one go to the website. Whatta car !!!

This friday I've got to go and do a survey of a home of someone who wants t o upgrade their 30 year old DSC residential alarm system. With the brief lo ok that I took the system has alarm screens and most of the pull plugs are broken off and the wires just twisted together. I didn't get to go through the whole house (which is why I'm going back) but I think they have a motio n detector in every room of the house. Only the front door has a contact on it the rest of the perimeter doors don't - - - - I guess dependent upon t he motion detectors but of course only when they aren't home. I've gotta go back and look in every room to see what kind of conglomeration they put in this home. These folks are getting ready to become snowbirds so they want to be able to control the alarm from Florida and they want cameras too. The y asked me for a ball park and I just threw $5000.00 at them and it didn't seem to raise and eyebrow. so we'll see how it winds up.

Got another customer moving to a new location. Had to borrow an installer f rom a friend to run the wires to the back of the warehouse and wire in the overheads and exit doors. I installed the panel and did the front doors and glass. Took 1 day with me and the installer and one day me alone.

The rest of the stuff is just replacing contacts on new doors or windows. I nstalling Ring doorbells. Replacing window foil with glass shock sensors

Did the final touches on a BIG ranch house with an apartment. I did everyth ing --- Alarm system ,partitioned, TV'x, Arlo Cameras. Surround sound speak ers in ceiling in living room. Internet network for their home, his office and for the apartment. Set up two WiFi networks with bridged routers. Wirin g for internet telephone and landline for fax. Installed pull down TV brack et over the fireplace and set up a Denon receiver for their sound system. I enjoy jobs like that where I do it all. I don't have to work around someon e else's work.

Well that's all I can think of right now. Maybe is will be some kind of stimulus to get this thing moving again.