Ok, TX, powered, garage....
RX - portable, battery powered. Couple of notes I thought of. If the receiver doesn't get a good update for a minute or something, a light/alarm or something goes off as an indication to check on the transmitter (power went off or the transmitter got kicked over by the cat or something out there).
Have you already tried the TX module with this 40ft of wire? Does it work?
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