--- In [email protected], "Evans Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA4TH FL / WQFK-894" <kd4e...@...> wrote: > > You need more power for more bandwidth, therefore > you need more signal on 23cm for the same reasons, > larger bandwidth needs more signal input / output. > Problem is, no one makes an bi-directional amplifier > that can switch fast enough for D-Star Data. SO with > that, you have to factor every "SPECK" of gain you > can get, and have absolute Line Of Sight. >
This is the reason you wont see an ethernet enabled 23cm DD handheld radio from Icom. Even though it would be a fantastic transceiver, it just wouldn't work very well with the power levels you can obtain with a handheld radio on 1.2GHz. Michael VK5ZEA
