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| Brand: Radio Systems
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $184.99
You Save: $45.00 (20%)
New (44) from $184.99
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 55755
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 3 x 12
MPN: RF-304W
Model: RF-304W
UPC: 729849100688
EAN: 0729849100336
ASIN: B0001ZWZ98
Release Date: April 14, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New in the box with all standard accessories, not refurbished.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
 Good fence system December 2, 2007
Stephanie R. Radomski (Buffalo, NY)
This is a great system at a great value. My personal experience with it is still evolving as my dog (a 7 yr old, stubborn boxer) is still in training. Super easy to install, took less than a day to completely set it up. Training info was explained well and overall I am happy with my purchase. My dog has crossed the boundaries a few times, but I attribute that to her stubborn and also forgetful disposition. She is definitely aware of the safezone and steers clear of the training flags. I am confident that with further reinforcement and time she will be fine. Definitely worth a try!
 Dog Fence Review December 28, 2007
Nigel Darwent (Trinidad and Tobago)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not as effective as we had thought. The field around the wire that sets of the correcting signal is not wide enough. We had to improvise in our laying plan.
 Outstanding!! May 14, 2008
markddd (Ohio)
I am so happy with the results from this device! I thought I had a stubborn dog and was concerned that it wouldn't work. Within 24 hours my dog knew EXACTLY what those flags meant! After 3 weeks I put the collar on him only about 50% of the time just in case he decides to push the limits of the "fence". I used all 500ft of wire, almost to the foot!! My property is about 1/2 of an acre and it surrounded the entire property.
Great Fence - But here are some tips September 13, 2008
Jeff Stewart (Tennessee)
We have 3 acres and the fence works great so far. I have learned a couple of things that I want to share. First, the installation manual says you can only twist the wire (to cancel the signal when getting from the boundary to the house) a total of 50 feet. Since my boundary is 160 feet from the house, this was a real problem. After 3 calls to PetSafe, it appears that exceeding the 50 foot limit will cause 'hot spots' or 'inconsistency' along the twisted section. My solution, which I verified with PetSafe, is to run the wire in metal conduit from the boundary to the house. This worked great, I didn't have to twist the wire, and it also kept the silly dog from digging up the wire near the house, it's protected in the conduit. I used 1/2 metal conduit, ~$2.80 for a 10 ft section.
So far, the collar appears to be waterproof, the dog hops in the pool several time a day.
As for training, I recommend following the PetSafe guide closely those first two weeks. My dog has been shocked a total of 5 times over 3 or 4 days and wants no part of the flags, even though his favorite digging spot was in the (now protected) flower bed. He's been within the fence for about a month now.
My dog is ~60 lbs, about 9 months old, and is a very active lab/boxer mix that loves to run.
There is much peace of mind now, the dog doesn't get yelled at for leaving the yard, and we are happy campers. Now, if I can just keep him from shredding aluminum cans and digging holes in the yard....
Works, good value, needs heavier wire September 23, 2008
James G. Wheeler (Maryland)
The fence transmitter and receiver collar work just as well as the expensive ones that the pet containment companies would like to sell you. But watch out for the light guage antenna wire that comes with this kit. I've had 3 problems with the wire:
- Stapling the twisted pairs to the side of my house - the flat staples cut right through the insulation and shorted the antenna loop. Took a while to track that down.
- Easy to break. Above ground stretches of the wire (along a fence) have broken twice.
- Apparent high impedance - the transmitter chirps intermittently because it thinks there's a break in the wire when there isn't. I suspect this is just the impedance from 1000 feet of tiny wire.
I plan to buy a roll of heavier wire at the hardware store and replace the antenna entirely.
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