U.S. based angler and a newbie on here, so try and be kind 
We live on a community pond and I can see the water about 100M away. The cheapy carp alarm setup I currently have does not extend to the receiver very far at all. Is there a preferred set of 3 or 4 rod alarms with a receiver with the best range? Keep in mind I live in the U.S. so there are very limited options on where I can order from. Amazon UK will not sell to my region so it is looking like eBay, unless there is an international carp site that ships nationwide. Thanks in advance.
We live on a community pond and I can see the water about 100M away. The cheapy carp alarm setup I currently have does not extend to the receiver very far at all. Is there a preferred set of 3 or 4 rod alarms with a receiver with the best range? Keep in mind I live in the U.S. so there are very limited options on where I can order from. Amazon UK will not sell to my region so it is looking like eBay, unless there is an international carp site that ships nationwide. Thanks in advance.
In reply to Post #1
The latest model Fox RX+ Alarms have a very good long receiver range .
The latest model Fox RX+ Alarms have a very good long receiver range .
In reply to Post #1
I was listening to a podcast the other day and ridgemonkey are doing something in the states
It could be an idea to ask them what shops they are going to be stocking and try there
May be a dead end but you never know
I was listening to a podcast the other day and ridgemonkey are doing something in the states
It could be an idea to ask them what shops they are going to be stocking and try there
May be a dead end but you never know
In reply to Post #1
Fox NTXR vast....
But Carpsounder XRS ROC are just ridiculous.......tested by a mate at a lake whilst I was by the rods.
Easy 750m
Fox NTXR vast....
But Carpsounder XRS ROC are just ridiculous.......tested by a mate at a lake whilst I was by the rods.
Easy 750m
In reply to Post #4
750m?!?!
Who's playing the fish in the 5 minutes it takes you to get there from your bivvy?
750m?!?!
Who's playing the fish in the 5 minutes it takes you to get there from your bivvy?
In reply to Post #5
Have you actually read my comment mate!!!!!
My mate had the receiver I was by my rods.....
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Have you actually read my comment mate!!!!!
My mate had the receiver I was by my rods.....
🤪
In reply to Post #6
Yeah - sorry, I wasn't meaning specifically 'you' - more generically in terms of that crazy distance.
Imagine some slightly overweight bloke in his 50s waddling 750m along a muddy bankside while a fish wipes out all the other rods on the lake and/or gets itself in trouble with crazy snags....
Yeah - sorry, I wasn't meaning specifically 'you' - more generically in terms of that crazy distance.
Imagine some slightly overweight bloke in his 50s waddling 750m along a muddy bankside while a fish wipes out all the other rods on the lake and/or gets itself in trouble with crazy snags....
In reply to Post #7
Yes, indeed but when I'm on a big reservoir, boating out one of the rods, I like to know what happens with my other rods.
So, I don't mind a alarm/receiver pair with a excellent range!
Yes, indeed but when I'm on a big reservoir, boating out one of the rods, I like to know what happens with my other rods.
So, I don't mind a alarm/receiver pair with a excellent range!
I'd want a quad to do that distance.
In reply to Post #9
fox rx + more than 2 km in open field, there is a foreign video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWmvlZo8SBk
fox rx + more than 2 km in open field, there is a foreign video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWmvlZo8SBk
In reply to Post #7
Hi Mal,
If you mention my weight, age and physical prowess again there might be trouble
Through trial and error I've found it matters not the distance your receivers can work at if you're fishing at range if you're boating out, anything over 150 yards requires 2 anglers.
To the OP
There are quite a few systems that will work at 100 meters plus, but you should probably consider why you feel it's ok in the carp world to be 100 meters from your rods.
Oh, and Josh Shepherd? First post and all?
I'm just wondering.......
Best
Jon
Hi Mal,
If you mention my weight, age and physical prowess again there might be trouble
Through trial and error I've found it matters not the distance your receivers can work at if you're fishing at range if you're boating out, anything over 150 yards requires 2 anglers.
To the OP
There are quite a few systems that will work at 100 meters plus, but you should probably consider why you feel it's ok in the carp world to be 100 meters from your rods.
Oh, and Josh Shepherd? First post and all?
I'm just wondering.......
Best
Jon
In reply to Post #11
My apologies - it was more a comment on many of the blokes I fish with.
I agree about the boat and distance comments. If you are 200 yards out in a boat the best place for a receiver is with your mate who is with the rods.
My apologies - it was more a comment on many of the blokes I fish with.
I agree about the boat and distance comments. If you are 200 yards out in a boat the best place for a receiver is with your mate who is with the rods.
In reply to Post #7
Uncanny, sounds like me.
Uncanny, sounds like me.
In reply to Post #2
how do the ATTS fair on range?
ive never been more than 20 yards from the rods, but undulating banks and foliage etc were a problem for my ECUs for example.
how do the ATTS fair on range?
ive never been more than 20 yards from the rods, but undulating banks and foliage etc were a problem for my ECUs for example.
Yes first post. Thanks gentlemen.
The pond I fish doesn't have very many fish in it and it is hot as heck here in Texas so I can sit at my house and do work, if I find a receiver that would reach that long. I may have a few runs a day. I also use them for catfishing with large baits. Kind of a dual purpose thing.
I used to use two-way radios on VOX mode & whisper mode, but it is a bit of a hassle.
It appears that FOX has the most presence on eBay for a possible international purchase from resellers. I just need to figure out how the models differ and roll the dice to test it out knowing that if it doesn't reach I cant return it.
The pond I fish doesn't have very many fish in it and it is hot as heck here in Texas so I can sit at my house and do work, if I find a receiver that would reach that long. I may have a few runs a day. I also use them for catfishing with large baits. Kind of a dual purpose thing.
I used to use two-way radios on VOX mode & whisper mode, but it is a bit of a hassle.
It appears that FOX has the most presence on eBay for a possible international purchase from resellers. I just need to figure out how the models differ and roll the dice to test it out knowing that if it doesn't reach I cant return it.
In reply to Post #15
Just be aware that vegetation blocking the signal between receiver and alarm makes a huge difference to range.
Just be aware that vegetation blocking the signal between receiver and alarm makes a huge difference to range.
In reply to Post #15
I think the new(ish) Fox Mini Micron X offer outstanding range (per dollar) value.
Last May I was fishing and things were very quiet. If I had decided to bring in two rods which were fishing in the margins, and if I had decided to leave the rod that had been cast as far out into the lake as possible before meeting a mate for lunch halfway between our swims, about 300m away, then I would have been surprised, almost mortified, yet impressed if the rod had gone off with a clear and loud tone from the receiver that would have been in my pocket, meaning I would have had to cycle back to my swim as fast as possible on my daughter's BMX that I had taken with me, only just avoiding a terrible accident with a lady, a Labrador, and a very long lead. I would have landed an ill-deserved 34lb carp if that had happened.
But one of the alarms has packed up since the above didn't happen.
I think the new(ish) Fox Mini Micron X offer outstanding range (per dollar) value.
Last May I was fishing and things were very quiet. If I had decided to bring in two rods which were fishing in the margins, and if I had decided to leave the rod that had been cast as far out into the lake as possible before meeting a mate for lunch halfway between our swims, about 300m away, then I would have been surprised, almost mortified, yet impressed if the rod had gone off with a clear and loud tone from the receiver that would have been in my pocket, meaning I would have had to cycle back to my swim as fast as possible on my daughter's BMX that I had taken with me, only just avoiding a terrible accident with a lady, a Labrador, and a very long lead. I would have landed an ill-deserved 34lb carp if that had happened.
But one of the alarms has packed up since the above didn't happen.
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