Homelink range extremely short?

[GTO2050]

When I programmed the homelink for my garage door opener, everything went according to plan. However, when I go to use, I must be within 10' of the garage door for it to work. My other car works from 50'-100' away. Is there a way to extend the range or do any of you have an idea of why the range is so short?

 

[JKmotorsports]

The range on my Homelink isn't nearly as long as the actual transmitter, but I can still get up to about 50-70 ft. Usually on RF transmitters there is a trimmer adjustment. Don't see why the Homelink system would be different, but I've never had a reason to pull one apart, so I'm not 100% certain if it has an adjustable trim or not. Sorry I couldn't provide any more info on this. But Homelink has a website you can visit and a way to contact them for tech support.

 

[bzbatl]

Does the original garage door opener work the same distance, or does it have more range? Might be something in your truck interfering with the RF.

 

[FergHoe]

my homelink works from down the street. about the same as original. extend antenna on the door opener it will extend your range.