Satellite signaling on a car - advantages and disadvantages
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The safety of the car has always been of interest to its owner. To ensure safety, any methods were used: bear traps (remember Beware of the car!), Mechanical locks on the steering wheel, pedals, then squeakers appeared.
Progress in the development of protective systems
The leaps and bounds of mankind in their progress have not left aside the issues of vehicle safety. And no one will be surprised by the fact that satellite signaling is used on cars, which yesterday was still the prerogative of military and exclusively state structures. Today go to the store, buy any satellite car alarm and enjoy the delights of NAVSTAR (Global Positioning System GPS (Global Positioning System)).
But, like any creation of mankind, satellite signaling on a car has its pros and cons. And it is absolutely not necessary to rely only on electronics, but to take measures to ensure the safety of the car in an integrated manner. Yes, this is not a cheap pleasure, but you are not going to install a GSM alarm on Zaporozhets, which was left from your grandfather. (although I don’t want to offend anyone, there are also Cossacks that are more expensive than some serial Mercs).
Advantages of GSM signaling
Naturally, it doesn’t even make sense to compare a satellite alarm for a car with other types of alarms. We are not going to do this. But the functionality of GSM alarms is worth considering.
- The range of satellite signaling on a car is limited by the coverage area of the telecom operator to which you are connected. Large operators cover almost the whole of Europe.
- The functionality of the complex. Modern car alarm with feedback includes a full range of functions for remote control of the operation and safety of the car: a GPS and / or GSM communication module, an immobilizer function, a remote control key fob, remote and automatic engine start (by timer, time, engine / air temperature), Anti-Hi-Jack activation system (protection against robbery), etc.
- Satellite car alarm allows you to monitor your car anywhere.
- The undeniable advantage is that now, when a car is opened by a petty hooligan, it does not “yell with a good obscenity”, but quietly and calmly informs you or the security operator’s console about unauthorized entry.
- The safety of your vehicle is guaranteed (provided it is connected) by a satellite anti-theft system such as the Caesar-Satellite, for example.
That is, the advantages of a satellite car alarm system are undeniable. But ... as always there is one "but".
Disadvantages of satellite signaling on a car
One human genius comes up with a security system, another, a system to bypass it. With the anti-theft device, the “crutch” was easier - the thicker the metal, the longer it took to cut. In electronic systems, everything is much simpler for a specialist than it seems to us, ordinary citizens. The main, and perhaps the only, disadvantage of electronic anti-theft systems is the ability to calculate the algorithm of encoded signals.
To do this, various devices are used that, by replacing or calculating codes, help the hijacker bypass the electronic system. These are scanners, repeaters, code grabbers. These hijacking systems are not cheap, but they are not used for hunting Zhiguli.
And again, back to the big plus of satellite signaling for cars - even when stolen, it allows you to track the location of the object, which simplifies the activity of detecting and detaining intruders.
The only way out that experts can offer so far to secure your car exists. This is an application in the complex of a satellite signaling system with mechanical anti-theft means, the so-called. blockers: checkpoint, transmission, brakes, fuel and electricity supply.
Good luck to you lovers of your car.
