I don't remember. I'll have to hook it up and try it again some time. Probably won't mess with it for CM 2023 since the handheld units work sufficiently well.Did you try just increasing the squelch? On the MXT275 that's adjustable in I think 9 steps and I'd guess based on what I assume is the design that it would actually be pretty effective at selecting for close stations.
Totally get that. It would interesting to experiment later with it to see if each step is significant or not in the radio.I don't remember. I'll have to hook it up and try it again some time. Probably won't mess with it for CM 2023 since the handheld units work sufficiently well.
Didn't we get a Rising Sun member discount at Ham Radio Outlet at some point?@gungriffin there is a thread somewhere with a midland discount. I’ll try to find it.
I have no idea what you said, but I'd sign up for a class where you explain all this. I got my ham license, but only know how to talk on my handy. I'd love to learn how it all ACTUALLY works - antennas, APRS, programming...Totally get that. It would interesting to experiment later with it to see if each step is significant or not in the radio.
Sometimes each step raises the threshold by 3 or so dB and in that case say setting 1 is right at the normal noise floor (e.g. squelches out background static) and you can hear distant stations at setting 2, a 3 dB increase in squelch threshold per step would make step 9 take about 24 (or so) dB higher signal to open the audio.
That would be as if the transmitting station went from using 15 watts to 0.06 watts (250 times less power) or the path loss equivalent of being 80 km away instead of 5 km, e.g. about 16 times farther away.
But sometimes the squelch step size is set small and it makes almost no difference going from 1 to 9 like this. A test for some future ham and eggs.
Didn't we get a Rising Sun member discount at Ham Radio Outlet at some point?
I have no idea what you said, but I'd sign up for a class where you explain all this. I got my ham license, but only know how to talk on my handy. I'd love to learn how it all ACTUALLY works - antennas, APRS, programming...
I don't think HRO ever had a discount but the people working there were aware of the club.Didn't we get a Rising Sun member discount at Ham Radio Outlet at some point?
HRO, or more specifically ‘Jim”, would give new hams from Rising Sun a discount. The deal dried up when Jim retired a few years back.I don't think HRO ever had a discount but the people working there were aware of the club.
I think that's what I was remembering. Congrats to him, a shame for us 😜HRO, or more specifically ‘Jim”, would give new hams from Rising Sun a discount. The deal dried up when Jim retired a few years back.