Driveway Alarm Question/Recommendations

Good Morning,

I’m looking for recommendations on a driveway motion alarm system.

  • I believe I’d like 3-4 sensors total, all connected to one base, preferably with the ability to have different sounds for each sensor. The ability to add a second base so that we can hear the alarms in two locations is a plus, but not required.
  • The property is only 200ft in length, so I do not need a huge range.
  • Must be able to detect both cars and people
  • Hopefully not sensitive enough that it detects too many animals. We have stray cats and some raccoons. (I’ve found this is a big ask for most of them I’ve looked into, trying to find the happy medium of not detecting animals but detecting both cars/persons is difficult)
  • Battery life is definitely a plus, but I do not want to rely on solar, as the driveway is on the Eastern side of the home so any sensors mounted on the home would receive minimal sun. (Sensors on the opposite side of the driveway would also receive little sun when the sun is low)

I have tried both of the below, but they seem to stop working well after time, and have either false activations or failure to activate (After 1yr or so).

Please let me know if you have any recommendations for me to check out.

Thank you!

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October 21, 2023
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