Dakota Alert Driveway Alarm Sensor - DCPA-4k Plus Driveway Alarms Wireless Outside Weatherproof Alert System, 1-Mile-Long Range Sensors, Receiver & Vehicle Detecting Probe Transmitter & 50' Wire

This is the best thing since sliced bread! I wish I have known about these 20 years ago! I LOVE this product, the sensor works down my 800 foot driveway, with tree obstruction. Easy to install, and the batteries last forever! Never had one problem with this product! Only thing is the "doorbell" would have liked to be able to adjust volume and sound.

Installed easy and has great range. My only problem was when I had the sensitivity set to high. I had it installed about 800 feet from any road traffic and thought I could crank up the sensitivity so even a lawn mower on the other side of drive would set it off, it did. Not sure why but a bad rain storm with lightning caused it to give lots of false alerts. Cranked back the sensitivity a little and no more false alerts so far and still plenty sensitive even for the lawn mower if not hugging the far side. Transmitter is attached to a tree about 300 feet from house through a woods. I have two receivers, one in Living room pretty much at the same level as transmitter and one on top of the basement wall almost below ground level and it activates both. Great alarm, already recommended to a friend with a long drive that was having problems with a cheaper unit and he is also very happy.

We've had one for a year now on our 400' driveway and it works just right every time. No false alarms from all the animals or people. We had tried a similar and cheaper model from The Home Depot but it worked right only intermittently so back it went. If I were to offer a criticism, the fewest number of tones you can request at set-up is four (ding dong, ding dong) when one or at most two, should be included in their lengthy list of sounds. Spend the extra money this one costs, grab a grub-hoe or a spade and install it.

Easy to install and works great! We’ve been through several infrared/seeing eye type driveway alarms but all failed, had false alarms, or just did not work for our application. No issues at all with this one. Wish we had found it sooner!

I've had my Dakota Alert Driveway Alarm for 5 years now so it's time to write a review. I live out in the country and like to know when someone is heading to the house. I tried the one that detects motion and the deer kept setting it off all night. This one works when it detects the metal in a vehicle, It transmits to the alarm over a half a mile and I've only had to change the batteries once! Bought one this year for my mom and dad for Christmas!

EXPENSIVE. IT WORKS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER I'VE HAD. THERE IS AN ADJUSTMENT KNOB WHICH NEEDS TO FIND THE EXACT POSITION TO IDENTIFY CARS YET NOT ALLOW FALSE ALARMS. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK, AND I MAY HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT SETTING.

So happy with this after going through several different brands. Works by detecting the metal in the cars, so it doesn’t go off when a deer runs by. Has great range - we have it about 300 feet away. Loud enough to hear through your the house.

My driveway is basically a wildlife transit corridor - the trail cam has picked up deer, bob cat, turkeys, coyotes, and some things I couldn't identify. Which means those inexpensive IR units go off at all hours of the day and night. So I bought this magnetic type to see if it would reliably alert without false alarms. It does. It triggers on everything from small cars to trucks without fail. Pros: No false alarms, exceptional transmitter range, ability to trigger external devices. Cons: Alert sound is tinny, and the selection of sounds isn't very good. Since the unit has the ability to trigger external devices, I can wire it up to trigger the house doorbell unit, and get a much better alert sound. Also, a warning. The first time you set the unit up, it comes up at FULL volume and there is no way to turn the volume down until you have programmed it. This isn't very nice, since you are holding the unit in your hand near your ears! Wrap it in a towel to muffle the sound during initial setup. Now to add the mailbox alert module!