My mailbox door contact sensor is a long way from the house and through a wall but the app still shows 3 bars of signal strength for the sensor. However, the sensor always shows the door is closed…whether it is open or closed. It never sends any notification when the door is tested. Can the si…

In theory your signal could interfere with itself if there is something reflecting the radio signal. This is a pretty deep explanation of the effect multipath fading What I would do is remove the sensor and magnet and then experiment with them beside the mailbox, then closer to the bridge. Also y…

Thanks PlinkerCraig, I’ll do some experimenting using your suggestions.

[image] Amazon Alexa Services & Integrations Just as a side note on signal, I have one outside cam connected to and old Linksys 54g running dd-wrt from inside a metal building, and while the cam shows a signal strength of 96% from the 54g wifi, the 54g is only showing a 38…

Update: I moved the camera/bridge to a better spot with direct line of site to the mailbox but through a window. This did not improve things. So I tried replacing the original sensor with a spare. Interestingly, the spare sensor only shows one bar of signal strength BUT it works and is sendin…

Can sensor show a strong signal but still be blocked?

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paindonthurt January 31, 2020, 10:41pm 4

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Can sensor show a strong signal but still be blocked?

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