Kurt <[email protected]> writes:

> If one is trying RDF (not APRS/GPS) tracking, the cheap Baofung 
> H/T's don't have a true signal strength meter.  It's either "all on" or 
> "all off".  Yeah, technically you could use an earphone and try to 
> detect a change in the volume but that might be too hard for 
> onsite work.

Yeah, having a real RSSI meter is really useful for pure RDF work; my
point was that using quieting level (amount of noise in the audio)
provides enough information to get you within APRS/GPS range of the
transmitter, and so a cheap radio is probably sufficient if you also
carry the APRS or GPS receiver with you while tracking.

Our stuff sends a tone every few seconds for just this reason.

-- 
-keith

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