Homelink Range Extended
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From: Port St. Lucie Florida
2009 SL600, 2015 Lexus RX450h, 2014 S550
Homelink Range Extended
I'm reposting this from an older forum sub-post.
How to increase the Homelink garage door opener range:
I solved it by lengthening the garage door operator antenna by a fractional wavelength. That is to say I doubled the length of the OEM opener antenna.
All you need to do is:
1. Get a piece of 18-22 gage (not important) wire exactly as long as the existing antenna (you will have to guess the length in some cases when the wire disappears into the housing).
2. Use a butt connector to join the stripped ends of the existing wire and the new one.
3. Let it hang down from the opener.
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From my own personal experience the S550 now has a reasonable range. Prior my range was about 2' away from the door for it to open. After doing the above remedy minutes ago, I was able to open the garage door from across the street, a distance of about 100'. I didn't bother going out further at this time.
How to increase the Homelink garage door opener range:
I solved it by lengthening the garage door operator antenna by a fractional wavelength. That is to say I doubled the length of the OEM opener antenna.
All you need to do is:
1. Get a piece of 18-22 gage (not important) wire exactly as long as the existing antenna (you will have to guess the length in some cases when the wire disappears into the housing).
2. Use a butt connector to join the stripped ends of the existing wire and the new one.
3. Let it hang down from the opener.
************
From my own personal experience the S550 now has a reasonable range. Prior my range was about 2' away from the door for it to open. After doing the above remedy minutes ago, I was able to open the garage door from across the street, a distance of about 100'. I didn't bother going out further at this time.
