[ale] OT - Replacement Gate Remote

[Jim Kinney]

http://www.amazon.com/Chamberlain-KLIK1U-Clicker-Transmitter-Universal/dp/B0013Q0S4S/ref=pd_bxgy_60_text_y

On Tue, 2015-05-19 at 21:04 +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> I’d found the Amazon listing for Remocon last night and had already
> done the search for “learning” and “cloning” and “duplicating” and
> etc…
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> The Remocon looked promising when I found it last night until I read
> the reviews.
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> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Brian Mathis
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:24 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT - Replacement Gate Remote
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> Is it actually a remote or an RFID card?
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> Something like this? 
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> http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Garage-Learning-cloning-Key-chain/dp/B009YB26OY
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> Google search
>     https://www.google.com/search?q=learning+garage+door+remote
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> ❧ Brian Mathis
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> @orev
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> On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Lightner, Jeff
> <JLightner at dsservices.com> wrote:
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> Last night I looked all over the internet but kept coming up with what
> I do NOT want:
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> What I do NOT want is a garage/gate remote that requires me to know
> the brand of opener in use.   I found many hits for those talking
> about dip switches to set on the remote or pressing a button on the
> opener itself that the remote learns from.
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> What I DO want is something similar to what many cars have including
> one I used to own which is something I can simply point an existing
> remote at (while pressing buttons of course) and have it learn the
> code from the existing remote.   Ideally this would be a key fob style
> device but I’d settle for one that clips to a car’s visor.
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> I even found a video on Youtube describing how to use a key fob
> exactly like what I wanted but unfortunately that person didn’t bother
> to say what brand or device he was using.  
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> There is so much advertising and discussion about the kind I don’t
> want that I simply couldn’t find what I do want so I was hoping
> someone here might have already found one and share details with me.
> Note that Garage doors and Gates usually use the same kind of
> technology.
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> I understand that SOME gates/garage door openers have variable codes
> but I doubt the one I’m doing does so no need to discuss that.
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> I do NOT know the model of gate opener nor would it be easy for me to
> find out.  It’s the gate for my HOA and they make money selling
> replacements which my neighbor wants to avoid.   Given what I used to
> have in my car this seems simple but my searches last night were
> fruitless.
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