Subj : Re: Anybody here?
To   : Vk3jed
From : dotslash
Date : Sat Mar 05 2022 04:25 pm

Hi Vk3jed

-=> Vk3jed wrote to dotslash <=-

 -=> On 03-01-22 23:08, dotslash wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 do> That's great to know. I've had a quick look at your QRZ page, which
 do> lists your activities mostly on VHF/D-STAR. Are you active on other
 do> bands and modes? Since I don't have any Icom kit I cannot access
 do> D-STAR, altough I have a cheap TYT DMR handset and a nice little

 Vk> That hasn't been updated in years. :)  I still have D-STAR (added an
 Vk> ID-5100A last year), but I can also do DMR, YSF, and even M17 on RF.

Oooh, M17 is new to me! The little bit I have seen looks very interesting,
this looks excellent!

 Vk> Oh and your logic baffles me - a high local noise floor would affect
 Vk> receive, not transmit, and you could already hear him.

My Xiegu X6100 radio has good filtering, so most of the time I can fiddle 
things in such a way that I can just about make out what people are saying 
in spite of high QRM. Them not being able to hear me could possibly be due to
my antennas being inefficient (mostly end-fed random wires), and my max 10W
transmit power cannot compete with the booming kilowatt European stations with
beam antennas. When I go mobile with my radios I find that about 10 minutes
outside our village I have a far better success-rate of being heard.

Good luck with your move!

Cheers,
../


Regards,
Jan Henkins
 
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