Designed for use in small- to medium-sized homes or offices of up to 3,000 square feet, the Skylink SC-100 Security System Deluxe Kit helps you protect your family from unwanted intruders or theft, while also giving you real peace of mind in case of emergencies. Offering an operating range of up to 100 feet, the SC-100 requires no monitoring or registration fees and is a snap to setup, arm, and disarm.

Technical Details

• Rolling Code Technology – provides maximum security and reduces false alarm
• System good for most small to medium size homes (up to 3000-feet). Additional accessories needed to secure larger homes.
• Works in conjunction with up to 30 skylink security accessories (including dial alert)
• Includes a piercing 110 dB siren
• Up to 100-foot range

Great product for the price

After my house was broken into I wanted to get an alarm but didn’t want to pay any companies or commit to any monitoring contracts. This fit the bill perfectly. It works great once you plan around some caveats.

Pros: very simple operation. I’ve only had it two weeks but seems reliable so far. Easy to set up. The remote works well, but it’s too bulky for me to carry around. So I just use a PIN code when I come and ago. I love the flexibility of this system. It’s easy to add sensors or accessories. Compared to a pro alarm, the stuff is very cheap but built decently. It doesn’t quite have the build quality “feel” of a pro system but it’s simple and for the money works well. I love how it’s all wireless. I”m a renter and don’t want to drill holes or pull wire in walls and this is perfect.

Cons: The control panel (SC-001), PIN pad and siren are all one unit. If a crook breaks in and smashes it to bits during the 30 seconds on a delayed entry alarm it will be worthless. Or even if the siren is going off, cover it tightly with your hand, rip it off the wall and take it to the bathroom sink and submerge it in water or otherwise disable it. In other words, there’s a single failure point that’s not well protected. Especially if you mount it by your door for easy ripping off the wall as the crooks come in. In professional systems, the control unit is usually in a metal box in a closet so if someone smashes the keypad it will still go off. In pro systems the siren is separate as well.

Now here’s how you can plan your system to mitigate the cons. Here’s what to buy: Buy an extra key pad and at least one extra siren unit. They’re only $30 each. Next, get creative where you hide the control panel. Put it in a closet or behind your washer and dryer or some place hard to get to. Some palace where it will take more than 30 seconds to destroy the control panel. Better yet, I am going to buy an inexpensive metal key box. It’s a locking metal box that you can hang keys in. I found one on a big auction site for $15. I plan to drill a hole to poke the antenna out and another hole to run the power cord in. And some holes in the door so if the siren does go off, it can be heard. This will make it a little more like a pro system, in a locked metal box, preferably in a closet. Once the control box is secure, then set up one or more external sirens. I bought two. I put them on opposite sides of the house. Now if a bad guy breaks in, he has to find three sirens and smash them (control panel siren + 2 external ones). The sirens are very loud but I live on a noisy road and it’s hard to hear the interior one from outside when traffic is going by. That’s why I discreetly mounted one siren on the outside of a window on the front of the house. The other one is mounted on the outside of a window on the side of the house. I even wrapped one in black trash bad plastic to make it less obvious it’s an alarm. You might even want to put electrical tape over the LED on the siren unit. Now you will have a system that’s very difficult to defeat. Most crooks aren’t going to want to hang around a house with 3 sirens going, not knowing it’s it’s monitored as well.

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