On 8/30/2010 2:08 PM, Chuck Kelsey wrote: > > > > > Doug, what were the State Police using for mobile radios back when you > were involved? I'm finding that the newer, wider front end, radios > don't hear as well as the old 0.5-1 MHz wide receivers did. I can hit > my 6-meter repeater full quieting, yet sometimes can hardly hear it > due to mobile environment noise that you can't avoid driving past > (computers, LAN equipment, etc., etc.) > > Chuck > WB2EDV
I'll bet 99-44/100% of this is the lack of an effective noise blanker. I was running a LB SyntorX 9000 at the peak of the last cycle and it ran rings around everything else. It ran FULL band 10 and 6. Bench sensitivity of all the radios were pretty close, but the moto mobile noise blankers were a major (>> 10 dB) advantage. I'll bet those 'old' radios have good noise blankers. -- mailto:[email protected] Oz POB 93167 Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport)
