Review – The ATTx Remote System

ATTx Remote Receiver

The ATTx Remote System from Advanced Technology Tackle

Advanced Technology Tackle Say
The ATTX Remote System allows anglers to receive remote bite indication from almost any fishing alarm currently on the market including Fox, Delkim and Steve Neville bite alarms. The System consists of transmitters that plug into a bite alarm and a receiver unit that picks up signals from the transmitters.

The micro-sized Transmitter can transmit pulses to the receiver over a range of up to 250 metres (subject to atmospheric conditions).

The Transmitter uses two CR1025 button cells for power and has no power impact on the alarm it is plugged into. It should last a whole season on one set of batteries.

The ergonomically designed Receiver boasts 5 independent channels, with different coloured LED’s to indicate which channel is active. The receiver can therefore receive signals from up to 5 different transmitters.

I’ve been umming and arrring for sometime (well, I do live in Devon!) about getting a remote system for my buzzers, but really didn’t want to have to change my whole system for the odd occasion I needed it.

The tx unit

Let me explain…. I don’t see why people use them for the majority of the time on a lot of waters. You see people sitting 10ft from their rods – buzzers turned full up, remotes full up – what’s that all about? I also don’t like the way people wander off up the bank when fishing snags. But remote receivers can have their uses.

One swim I fish the rods are 10yds or so out in the water to get around the corner into a bay. Add to this a howling gale and driving rain, it can be difficult to hear the alarms. I also like having the buzzers turned down during the day, and especially when fishing close in – whether the fish can hear the buzzers or sense the vibration down the line is a contentious issue, but then again, why risk it.

So after looking at the options I settled on the ATTX system from Advanced Technology Tackle, for a couple of reasons:

• It uses the existing buzzers
• The TX unit is very compact
• You don’t need to remove the buzzers from the banksticks to fit
• It has a vibrate function (steady…..!)
• No cables (unlike some)
• Great reputation for customer service
• Cheaper than most of the other options!

	Dave Rothery’s Verdict
	In use, the system is dead easy to set up (if you read the instructions first!) and has been totally reliable with excellent battery life – far greater than the stated lifespan. The vibrate function is great, both the buzzers and remote can be silent, yet you still get an indication – vital for those amongst us that are hard of hearing. Range seems pretty good too, even through trees and bushes. I was a bit dubious about the seal on the tx unit, but after fishing in absolutely monsoon conditions I can say that they must be sealed well! The only downsides (which don’t bother me) is that the receiver only has a single tone for all five channels so the receiver doesn’t sound the same as the buzzer, and when you get a run you get a series of beeps, rather than a single tone – but then you are still aware you’ve got a take.