Marine_Cotporal
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I once had a neighbor who interfered with my sleep when I worked midnights by playing music too loud. That means that all neighbors interfere with my sleep by playing music too loud.
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Baofeng Baofeng HT Saves A Life
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It’s the same frequency so the only interference would be a double key. PL tones only help with opening the squelch. Interference can cause issues even when using them. They don’t fix interference.
Marine_Cotporal
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I am willing to bet that if I’m on one repeater with a Baofeng and you are on another or even on the same one, it will not affect you. Same can be said on simplex. It’s a non issue. Some here act like it’s an EMP.
I think that means you go after the problem and don't ignore it.
With CCRs, it's too little, too late.
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Many others who are much smarter than me said the have analyzed them and found spurious emissions. Unless you have some actual data proving otherwise, it’s just speculation. Frankly, I don’t believe it’s a good idea to keep using one knowing it likely is emitting beyond where it should be.
The November 2015 issue of QST has a lovely story about the ARRL testing ham HT's for spurious emission compliance. If you look this up, you will see that Baofeng and Wouxun consistently failed these tests. They even have screen shots of the spectrum analyzer showing the amount of fail going on. If you Google this, you will find the PDF with the results.
"no one at the train yard complains about interference" You just don't get it. You have no clue what we are talking about with this magic voo doo "spurious emissions" do you ? It's not folks on the frequency you are talking on, it's the folks on other frequencies that hear YOU when they shouldn't. That's not cool.
Folks, the cheap, Chinese radio issue has been debated over and over. The folks who see no issue with them are probably not going to be convinced. There's nothing to be gained from arguing with them.
The point of the article referenced by the OP was that an amateur radio operator, upon finding someone on an isolated trail who was having a medical emergency, was able to establish communications with people who could render aid. The amateur radio operator could have been using a Motorola APX8000 or a home-made transmitter that amplified the oscillations of a 555 timer. In this case, the amateur radio operator was using a Baofeng. The radio doesn't matter as it was just a tool that helped save someone's life. Nothing more.
The point of the article referenced by the OP was that an amateur radio operator, upon finding someone on an isolated trail who was having a medical emergency, was able to establish communications with people who could render aid. The amateur radio operator could have been using a Motorola APX8000 or a home-made transmitter that amplified the oscillations of a 555 timer. In this case, the amateur radio operator was using a Baofeng. The radio doesn't matter as it was just a tool that helped save someone's life. Nothing more.
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