Jim Foxall
Senior Member
Here is a possible cheap solution for those of you, like me, who own the lower spec Delkims but need the remote facility. Aldi are selling the Binatone two way radios for about £29. If you place one of these radios next to the alarm, with the transmit button taped on, you can wander up the bank listening for the alarm, with the other radio. This will work just as effectively as having one of those expensive Delkim receivers. That's not the end of this fix, the range of these two way radios can extend up to 5km or so, so you can have a really good walk along the bank looking for other swims and baiting up while keeping tabs on your kit. Another advantage is that should you be out of sight of your kit and someone approach your equipment then you will probably hear them over the radio. Clearly, you won't be able to communicate with them as the "alarm radio" will be on transmit. The flexibility of this set up is endless. Homebase are doing sets of 4 and 6 and if you and your friends invested in a larger set, your group would be able to get together, for a chat while keeping an ear open for any alarms that might go off.
For £30 or less you have upgraded your standard alarms to TXi capability. One other final advantage of this set-up is that you don't need to bother about compatibility. You don't need a Fox receiver for Fox alarms or a Delkim receiver for Delkim alarms etc.. Your two way radio will act as a universal receiver for any alarm system out there. You probably don't even need to buy these solely for fishing purposes. You could buy a set of four of these radios for your kid 's Xmas presents. The chances are that they will only use two of them leaving two for your fishing bag. Let me know how you get on, "over and out".
For £30 or less you have upgraded your standard alarms to TXi capability. One other final advantage of this set-up is that you don't need to bother about compatibility. You don't need a Fox receiver for Fox alarms or a Delkim receiver for Delkim alarms etc.. Your two way radio will act as a universal receiver for any alarm system out there. You probably don't even need to buy these solely for fishing purposes. You could buy a set of four of these radios for your kid 's Xmas presents. The chances are that they will only use two of them leaving two for your fishing bag. Let me know how you get on, "over and out".