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An apparatus for communicating utility usage information at a utility usage location to a utility usage registering device includes a utility usage registering module adapted to be located at a utility usage location to provide a first signal indicative of the utility usage information, a transmitte

An apparatus for communicating utility usage information at a utility usage location to a utility usage registering device includes a utility usage registering module adapted to be located at a utility usage location to provide a first signal indicative of the utility usage information, a transmitter responsive to said first signal for periodically transmitting at a pseudo-random transmission intervals, a second signal indicative of utility usage, a receiver located remote from the utility usage location for receiving the second signal, and a utility usage registering device associated with the receiver for storing the second signal indicative of utility usage information. A tamper detector is provided to detect the occurrence of a tamper event and generates a tamper signal which is directed to the utility usage registering module. The tamper signal is indexed upon the tamper detector sensing the occurrence of each tamper event.

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An apparatus for communicating utility usage information at a utility usage location to a utility usage registering device comprising first means adapted to be located at a utility usage location providing a first signal indicative of utility usage information, transmitter means responsive to said f

An apparatus for communicating utility usage information at a utility usage location to a utility usage registering device comprising first means adapted to be located at a utility usage location providing a first signal indicative of utility usage information, transmitter means responsive to said first signal for periodically transmitting at a pseudo-random transmission interval, a second signal which is indicative of the utility usage information, receiver means adapted to be located remote from said utility usage location for receiving said second signal, and a utility usage registering device associated with said receiver means for storing the information in said second signal which is indicative of the utility usage information, said transmitter means including a temperature compensated crystal oscillator for generating said second signal at an accurate, stable frequency, and further including temperature sensitive means for generating a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of said crystal oscillator, microprocessor means for storing therein data indicative of a plurality of temperature compensated signals, one of which is to be directed to said crystal oscillator to enable said crystal oscillator to generate said second signal at an accurately predetermined frequency, said microprocessor means receiving said temperature signal and generating a temperature compensated signal to be directed to said crystal oscillator from said data in said microprocessor means.