Melcom Alarm System - Any good?

A thread here in the last month or two had a couple of people saying they'd had problems with them.

Ness system from Radio Parts, Inner Range Concept IQ system

Diallers are useful if you're going to get it monitored (should cost about $7-$20 per month plus fees for guard attendance at alarms, etc). Some systems, like the two I've mentioned above, allow you to program it to dial your own phone and give recognizable tones.

Cheers, Alf

**Talk to someone who sells these guys:

I am presently using a DAS panel and have experienced no problems in the last 6 years or so. Programming is not too painful. DAS have a pretty reasonable deal which includes PIRs and all the other stuff for a modest system. This is the one I will likely buy, due to the bad experiences reported by others about the Jaycar panels and PIRs.

**Only if you want back-to-base capability.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

Thanks guys. Anyone had any experience with the ICON8 system from MCM Electronics?

Dave :)

I had the previous model to the one currently available and Replaced it twice under warranty as they developed an intermittant fault on the 12V supply for the PIRs etc the third one has since developed the same Fault however since it was no longer under warranty I have rewred the 12V supply directly to the battery. Althouth other than that it seems to work I would not buy the same brand again

Let me know how you go Because I really should replace my panel someday ...

**I've been using a DAS panel for several years, without incident. I have pretty much decided to use the same panel in my new residence, as it is well priced. I am buying through a mate in the alarm biz. He uses them because they're well priced and he doesn't get too many callouts to fix them. Sounds like the right combination for me.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

I ended up getting the MCM Electronics ICON8 system The L3P kit with dialer panel, keypad, 3 sensors, and all the extras costs $229+GST Looks like a nice system. Just gotta install it now.

Dave :)