[amsat-bb] Re: Educate the Manufacturers

2010-12-17 Thread Edward R. Cole
At 08:40 PM 12/16/2010, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: On 12/17/2010 12:09 AM, Greg D. wrote: I believe this is the operative statement. I haven't tried it in a while (years), but I recall that my Alinco DR-610T mobile rig was not able to receive on 70cm while I was keyed up on 2m for a

[amsat-bb] Re: Educate the Manufacturers

2010-12-16 Thread Greg D.
Spot on. It has to be full duplex for cross band repeat to work, whether the guys who write the manual, marketing literature, or QST review realize it. That's correct, except that the radio doesn't need to be able to use the mic or speaker while in crossband receive mode, so it is

[amsat-bb] Re: Educate the Manufacturers

2010-12-16 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
On 12/17/2010 12:09 AM, Greg D. wrote: I believe this is the operative statement. I haven't tried it in a while (years), but I recall that my Alinco DR-610T mobile rig was not able to receive on 70cm while I was keyed up on 2m for a satellite contact. I remember this because it's

[amsat-bb] Re: Educate the Manufacturers

2010-12-16 Thread Greg D.
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:40:56 -0500 From: glasbren...@mindspring.com To: ko6th_g...@hotmail.com CC: vk3...@gmail.com; m5...@yahoo.co.uk; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Educate the Manufacturers On 12/17/2010 12:09 AM, Greg D. wrote