Where the 4-Band / 8-Band Split Comes From
The four-band format covers the ranges that dominate garage and gate work: 280–315MHz, 330–350MHz, 365–390MHz and 433–868MHz. The eight-band format adds lower and higher slices that matter in specific markets rather than across all of them. A distributor choosing between them is choosing how much of their addressable demand one SKU reaches.
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How to Decide for Your Market
| Your demand | Format to stock | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Garage doors and gates, general installer base | 4-band | Covers the majority of installed base in most markets |
| Mixed residential + light commercial, van-stock for technicians | 4-band, deep stock | Availability matters more than band count |
| A market with legacy low-band or high-band systems | 8-band | Only if that market is material to your volume |
The Honest Answer on Band Count
Band count is a marketing number until it is tested. An eight-band unit whose extra four bands cover ranges nobody in your market uses is a more expensive four-band unit. Ask for the actual frequency list, then check which of those frequencies appear in the equipment your customers already have installed.
What Actually Drives Unit Cost
- Fixed-code family coverage — the copyable code tables the unit supports.
- Rolling-code implementation per band — how many bands genuinely pair with modern receivers.
- Housing and IP rating — exterior vs interior, impact drop, weather sealing.
- Certification scope — the test reports that ship with the batch for your destination market.
Request a Quotation — Multi-Frequency Garage Remotes — 4-Band and 8-Band
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Where to Order
- RF Remote Controls — full catalogue
- Garage Door Remotes — rolling-code, fixed-code and multi-band units
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Terms
MOQ 100 pcs per SKU. One free sample per SKU ($30 DHL, buyer pays). Lead time 7-15 days. Payment T/T 30/70. Prices EXW Xiamen. 100% functional test on every unit; a third-party QC report at AQL 5% is available on request.