Hello all,
This to me I think is a fairly simple question that I do not know the answer to. I have two icom 880h radios and absolutely love them. I'm messing with the programming for the first time in a while seeing as how i just moved across the country. I have a few questions about NFM and FM.
1. When it comes to simplex/repeated 2m/440 frequencies I have always kept to FM due to the face it takes less power to transmit the same range/clarity than at NFM. But, I always assumed that for the running step programming, it was mainly a VFO thing (ie scrolling through frequencies). However in my programming software, it has a tuning step field per memory channel. Does it matter what's in that field?
2. I also have some local fire/pd channels programmed in seperate banks as rx only. There are a few agencies that had switched to NFM. Does my receive capability change between setting the radio from NFM to FM or is it a TX thing. Also does the running step apply when listening on one of these frequencies.
Sorry, but Id like to have these radios programmed right the first time for optimal RX/TX(when applicable) than to have to reprogram everything.
This to me I think is a fairly simple question that I do not know the answer to. I have two icom 880h radios and absolutely love them. I'm messing with the programming for the first time in a while seeing as how i just moved across the country. I have a few questions about NFM and FM.
1. When it comes to simplex/repeated 2m/440 frequencies I have always kept to FM due to the face it takes less power to transmit the same range/clarity than at NFM. But, I always assumed that for the running step programming, it was mainly a VFO thing (ie scrolling through frequencies). However in my programming software, it has a tuning step field per memory channel. Does it matter what's in that field?
2. I also have some local fire/pd channels programmed in seperate banks as rx only. There are a few agencies that had switched to NFM. Does my receive capability change between setting the radio from NFM to FM or is it a TX thing. Also does the running step apply when listening on one of these frequencies.
Sorry, but Id like to have these radios programmed right the first time for optimal RX/TX(when applicable) than to have to reprogram everything.