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Googled "all-weather wireless intercom," found this:
http://www.gadgetshack.com/ouwiinad.html along with several others.
Dave Smith
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Wayne Watson
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> Our small museum is not open to the public regularly, once a month. During
> the school year, local school classes regularly attend the museum from 9 am
> to 3-4 pm during the week. Museum staff, now one person, and sometimes two
> are there from 9 to 2:30 pm. The only way for someone trying to get in is
> through the locked front door, which is only unlocked for school visits. The
> only way to tell if anyone is in the office is if the lights are on in the
> office, and the office windows are 7' off the ground. There is a buzzer,
> but, if people in the office are on the phone, it may take them many minutes
> to walk out to the door and open it. All this and more presents a problem
> for people who drop in on occasion. I'm looking for away to make this easier
> on everyone.
>
> I suspect and outdoor to office intercom might work, but I doubt anyone is
> going to wire one up. In our house, I'm usually in an outside building,
> which has a phone that's part of the household phone system. My wife and I
> use a The Shack (Radio Shack) inexpensive telephone connected intercom. When
> someone wants my attention in another area, they press the call button and
> initiate a conversation. I don't think this will work at the museum, since
> there's no phone outside. Maybe Shack has an inexpensive one that has it's
> own "phone" facility. If so, it would be easy to hook up. Put one "phone" on
> the wall outside, and run the wire through the window into the office. The
> window is easy to open, protected from the weather, and lockable in any
> position. Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions on how to simplify getting the
> attention in the office. Maybe a wireless device would work.
>
> --
> Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
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