Or as someone else pointed out - the problem isn't at the YYZ receiver end of the path.
I suspect. (only suspect.) that YYZ needs more front-end filtering on the UHF receiver. just the way it sounds from here. It would help a lot if he could describe where he is in relation to where YYZ is. Us VHF/UHF weak-signal folks can tell by looking at a topo map if your path is good or if it's just gonna suck no matter what you do. How far of a shot? Is it definitely line-of-sight? Etc. Also, if it's multi-path, additional power could only make things worse, too. Lots of possibilities there. Ask around for someone who already has an ID-800H or a IC-2820 to stop by your QTH and transmit from the driveway or something. that's the CHEAP way to find out if you can fix the problem, before you ever have to shell out a dime for anything. Well, you might have to buy them their favorite beverage, or if you're really out in the boonies, pay their gas money, feed 'em dinner. whatever. Good opportunity to meet someone else playing with D-STAR in your area too. Nate WY0X From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Hays Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] R2D2.. An amplifier from that time period may not switch fast enough. You will probably be heard on the local repeater, but once you try to do call sign routing or something that depends on a good header, it may fail. A gain antenna will probably get you better results, if you have a choice. If you are currently R2D2, and it isn't multi-path, a very small increase in signal may solve your problem. R2D2 from a power point of view, means you are almost there, once you cross the threshold you should be solid copy. On Feb 10, 2009, at 3:55 PM, larry allen wrote:. > My next project is to increase my power level.. > I have two ways to do this.. add a two meter amplifier, which I > bought for mobile use back in the 70's.. > 2 is to put up some kind of beam antenna.. nothing big but enough to > get me to yyz and rpt... > > John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE [email protected] <mailto:john%40hays.org> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
