Text 11408, 38 rader
Skriven 2005-04-12 16:51:15 av Ed Hulett (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 11345 av VERN HUMPHREY (1:123/140)
Ärende: Off to the Wilderness
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VERN HUMPHREY -> ED HULETT wrote:
 EH>> Not quite. I have a Yaesu VX-2R handie-talkie (not walkie-talkie) that
weigh
 EH>> 4.6 ounces and is 1.9x3.2x0.9 inch with a 4.5 inch antenna. It fits in
your
 EH>> pocket with room to spare. It only puts out 1.5 watts, but I can talk to
my
 EH>> firend who lives a mile away easily.

 EH>> The VX-2R is dual band (2mtr and 70cm) and also has general coverage
receive
 EH>> (cellular blocked). The big brother to the VX-2 is the VX-5R, a
tri-bander
 EH>> (6mtr, 2mtr, and 70cm) with general coverage receive (cell blocked). Both
 EH>> radios are below $200 from most HAM radio stores such as Ham Radio
Outlet.

 VH> My problem is, I need to communicate with someone over 200 miles away,
 VH> and do it from deep in a valley, to someone else who is deep in a
 VH> valley.

Not many radios would necessarily have that ability on their own. There is a
theory that if you put enough power behind a signal it will reach far enough to
get the job done. The problem with that is that you also need to figure in what
frequency works best for what kind of communication. VHF and UHF are
line-of-sight meaning you have to have a fairly clear path straight from where
you are to where your other party is. As I mentioned in another reply, with HAM
radio that line-of-sight path can be enhanced and extented with the use of
repeaters. Anyone with a General Class license and above can put up a repeater.
Each state has a coordinating body made up of volunteers who certify repeaters.
You can still have a non-coordinated repeater, but if your repeater interferes
with a coordinated repeater you are responsible for taking action to fix the
problem.

Ed

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