The analog bag phones were used for broadcast remotes all the time. Listen to the horrible audio on call-in shows. A number of them won't accept cell calls because of it.
WalterH KD7BJJ PS: Phoenix [AZ] Fire did extensive testing of the 800 MHz P25 trunked simulcast system vs. the VHF HiBand analog FM. Guess what they're still using 5 years later. <http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/FIRE/radioreport.pdf> --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Plack" <pl...@...> wrote: > > Somehow, at some point, possibly about the time the compact disc was > introduced, the world started defining "audio quality" solely as > "signal-to-noise ratio." > > Anyone with a new mobile device who mocks "old analog bag phones" has > forgotten how great they sounded. > > 73, > Paul, AE4KR >SNIP>
