range problem

hi  all

i installed  clifford  rsx 1.2  two  way  i connected  all the  wires  every  thing  working  perfect  but  i have  problem  with  the range it is very  poor  the manual says  up to 3000 feet  but iy dosnt go that far  i have to go very close to the car to start it about 20 feet  if i go farther  it dosnt  work  . any  idea

thanx

Yes adapt a Compustar antenna to it... lol

Just having fun... it can be four things;

1- Bad Ground (always the same old school comment) (hey the bad ground can be at the antenna, check the cable integrity)

2- Bad Power (pretty rare, why not!)

3- Bouncing RF in the vehicle which frequency this r.s. use and in which car did you install

4- the antenna or the remote have a bad crystal heterodyne oscillator.

1 & 2 are easy to check and solve

3- depends on the vehicle and RF frequency of the starter

4- Return defective components 

Where are you trying to remote start it? City, suburb? The one-way ultrastarter r/s i install work AWESOME in the suburbs (no RF interference) and then fall flat on their faces in the city (with the big buildings, etc).  I literally have had to put the keyfob to the windshield to get a response in the city, but that SAME vehicle and remote starter i've had up to 1/4 mile in the 'burbs... i think interference is a big deal on many 433mhz systems, particularly non-spread spectrum varieties.

How are the batteries in your keyfob?  Some of those units sit on the shelf for many months ..even years.