SVRCS system
Found that my new SDS100 works extremely well with the SVRCS 700MHz system (West site) in south SF bay area, much better than my 436HP, and worlds above my TRX-1.
Did some subjective field testing with SDS100 and 436HP in my car, both laying in the seat with stock antennas and identical programming. Drove around and between 5 of the tower sites (which all use the same West site freqs). When close to the towers performance is very close, although I would give a slight edge to the 100. But in the marginal areas more equidistant from the towers, or away from the edge towers, the 436 starts breaking up or shuts up completely, while the 100 still works.
I found the RSSI level had to drop to a weaker level than about -95dBm to -100dBm before the 100 finally cutout, while the 436 started breaking up at about -75 to -80 (as seen on the 100). I am impressed! It is clearly better. My home happens to be in one of the marginal areas between towers - the 100 shows about -75 to -85 and my reception was always iffy on the 436. The SDS100 now works everywhere in my home!
(As opposed to the 436, the SDS100 only broke up or cutout completely away from the edge towers of the system area, almost never in the marginal areas between towers.)
Jim
Found that my new SDS100 works extremely well with the SVRCS 700MHz system (West site) in south SF bay area, much better than my 436HP, and worlds above my TRX-1.
Did some subjective field testing with SDS100 and 436HP in my car, both laying in the seat with stock antennas and identical programming. Drove around and between 5 of the tower sites (which all use the same West site freqs). When close to the towers performance is very close, although I would give a slight edge to the 100. But in the marginal areas more equidistant from the towers, or away from the edge towers, the 436 starts breaking up or shuts up completely, while the 100 still works.
I found the RSSI level had to drop to a weaker level than about -95dBm to -100dBm before the 100 finally cutout, while the 436 started breaking up at about -75 to -80 (as seen on the 100). I am impressed! It is clearly better. My home happens to be in one of the marginal areas between towers - the 100 shows about -75 to -85 and my reception was always iffy on the 436. The SDS100 now works everywhere in my home!
(As opposed to the 436, the SDS100 only broke up or cutout completely away from the edge towers of the system area, almost never in the marginal areas between towers.)
Jim