--- "Curt, WE7U" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Alex Carver wrote: > > > Don't forget also that a combination FRS/GMRS > device > > like a Rino has a stock, low gain antenna that is > not > > replaceable in order to maintain compliance with > the > > FCC rules governing FRS. So the MicroTrak wins > > because it's got a replaceable antenna that could > use > > something like a long whip or even a high gain > Yagi. > > The D7s also have this advantage over the Rinos. > > My feeling is that 300mW isn't enough in the woods. > I'm aiming for > somewhere around 5-8W for a portable tracker setup. > Once the > digipeater-in-a-backpack sort of thing takes off, we > _might_ be able > to get by with less, perhaps 1-5W.
Well, my point wasn't that the 300mW is great, but that the ability to replace the antenna with something better is a greater improvement over the fixed rubber antenna on the Rino. ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir