EquiFone/GSM Foaling Alarm – No land line required
The receiver/dialer is a microcomputertelephone dialer that calls 1 – 4 pre-stored numbers and plays a pre-recordedmessage. It connects to the GSM wirelessunit and uses it to call out in place of a land line.The GSM Wireless Unit is a quad band device and willoperate world wide. You must provide a GSM SIM (GSMSubscriber Indentity Module) card for the Wireless Unit. You can use aSIM card from an active GSM cell phone, or you can purchase a \"pay as yougo\" GSM SIM card from several vendors on-line.
·When the mare lies inthe foaling position, the transmitter sends a signal to the receiver/dialer. Thereceiver/dialer then calls the pre-stored telephone numbers and transmits apre-recorded message to alert the breeder to the fact that the mare is lying inthe foaling position.
·There is built indelay of 8 - 10 seconds before the transmitter sends the signal to the receiver/dialerto prevent false alarms in the event the mare just lies down and gets up again
·The distance fortransmission from the transmitter on the mare, to the receiver/dialer is up to500 feet. Transmissionstrength is enhanced by having a clear line ofsite between the transmitter and the receiver/dialerThe transmitter mounts on the mare in the throatlatch area. Mounting it inthis manner prevents it from getting wet when the mare drinks, and from gettinghung up on water buckets and feeders which can result in false alarms.Other brands of halter foaling alarms mount their transmitter under the lowerjaw which can allow these types of problems to occur.
·An unlimited number ofhorses can be monitored at the same time. Each must have a transmitter.