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From: jpederse@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Pedersen)
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Subject: Re: looking for alarm dialer
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Date: 19 Feb 88 22:50:02 GMT
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In article <3122@phri.UUCP> roy%phri@UUNET.UU.NET (Roy Smith) writes:
$
$	I'm trying to set up a remote alarm system which will place a phone
$call when an alarm goes off.  I can activate the dialer with a NO or NC

The first place to check is the one sold by Radio Shack. Although it does
not meet all your specifications is does do much of it. For example it does

Dial on eith a NO or NC contact
Can dial up to 4 numbers continiously for x minutes (x=30?)
Message is synthesized, does not recognize voice just dials waits x seconds
(x is programmable) gives its message describing problem, tells you to call
it back to confirm receipt of alarm, and then hangs up. It then waits about
30 seconds for a callback and begins dialing the second number in its list.

It is battery backed up. In fact 1 of the messages that may or may not be set
to be alarmed is power outage.

It also has audio input for monitoring ambients of the alarm area.

Like I said, it doesn't meet all your specs but is a $99 start. (sometimes on
sale for $79)