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OK I know we have some gurus on fancy electrical gizmos here.


I am having a hard time with what seems to me a very simple problem.

I need a set of light switches that communicate via RF or whatever wireless telemetry, to act as a 4-way switch (3 switches).

I don't need them to be dimmable, I would rather not mess w/ Z-wave or anything else fancy, especially if a controller is required all the time. I just want simple switches.


This seems pretty straightforward, but for some reason is hard to find. Seems everything either requires wiring, or are expensive z-wave/X-10/ part of a fancy system etc.

Any suggestions/pointers?


If it really matters, the situation is that I'm finishing part of my basement, and need a switch at top of stairs & 2 down at bottom in different places. There is already a switch at the top of the stairs and wire going down there, I can hook up a circuit, but it is only typical 14/2 Romex and runs through the wall in a way that it cannot be easily replaced. So basically I can get power to that switch but use it as a carrier to another. My plan is for one at the bottom to be the Master that is connected to the lights, and other two are "companions".


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