860MHz TPS channels recieved in east end Barrie
800MHZ DX?
I was fidgeting with my Groups in ARC396 and accidentally turned off all the CTCSS tones for the TPS 800MHz Conventional Channels & Talk Around Channels before programing.
I've been monitoring all evening from indoors using a Tri-Band wip. I had to find a sweet spot to get decent reception, 2 Bars ..sometimes 3, but it's listenable!
I'm in the east end of Barrie, so how can this be? I didn't think 800MHz systems could reach this far. I've read about Tropospheric Ducting, but never was it mentioned for 800MHz. it's over 80KM by crow.
Exploring this new found wounder, I went back into arc and hashed up a TPS Conv. group with all channels corrected for CTCSS tone and duplicates without CTCSS tone. I programed that into my radio and Only the Non-Tones open squelch.
The 800MHz convention channels on this list is what I'm receiving.
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=4326
800MHZ DX?
I was fidgeting with my Groups in ARC396 and accidentally turned off all the CTCSS tones for the TPS 800MHz Conventional Channels & Talk Around Channels before programing.
I've been monitoring all evening from indoors using a Tri-Band wip. I had to find a sweet spot to get decent reception, 2 Bars ..sometimes 3, but it's listenable!
I'm in the east end of Barrie, so how can this be? I didn't think 800MHz systems could reach this far. I've read about Tropospheric Ducting, but never was it mentioned for 800MHz. it's over 80KM by crow.
Exploring this new found wounder, I went back into arc and hashed up a TPS Conv. group with all channels corrected for CTCSS tone and duplicates without CTCSS tone. I programed that into my radio and Only the Non-Tones open squelch.
The 800MHz convention channels on this list is what I'm receiving.
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=4326
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