Re: [altusmetrum] RDF on the cheap

[W7AMI]

The problem with the Baofeng UV3R that I have is ease of use, or rather 
lack of.   If you want to set it up with a Mobilinkd modem it's good.   
But for general use it cumbersome.   To DF you will want to turn off the 
squelch.   To do that you have to hit the Menu button on the front panel 
and use the selector knob on the top of the radio to scroll through the 
functions to the squelch function. Then hit the U/V button to select the 
squelch feature and then rotate the selector knob on top until the 
squelch is set to zero. It works.   It takes longer to read than to 
actually do it but it isn't convenient.   Even the volume control is 
primitive.   Hit the Vol button and rotate the selector knob to turn the 
volume up or down.   The entire volume range is only 9 steps.   I find I 
only use the first two steps.    The big feature is that is is cheap.   
I mostly use mine to monitor the launch channel on the FRS service while 
hunting rockets away from the launch area.    The launches are almost 
cooler 1/2 mile away from the pad!  That's my experience your mileage 
may vary.

Terry
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