W4UVV said:
You've been soaking up too much of that Carter Mtn. multi-path RF bouncing around..ha..ha. That zillon channel Carter Mtn. 2 ghz. MMDS stuff will eventually kill you if the other RF doesn't.
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Why is the CV airport only a talkgroup on the Albermarle Co. trs? The airport is licensed for an 800 mhz. trs that probably would be funded by Homeland Security monies.
For some big taxpayer bucks Motorola probably could clean up that "garbagey" multi-path out of phase trs audio.
I know the people with the 2Ghz stuff. It is a lot of rf, about a dozen 50w xmtrs on each antenna. It is being phased out and the spectrum used for wireless DSL. We had an RF exposure study done up there and there is a spot on the ground between the 2 GHz and Ch29 (with their 5 megawatts ERP) where you just want to keep on driving!
What scared me was Poor Mtn in Roanoke. 100kw FM array with the last bay about 30 ft off the ground. 5 or 6 TV and the same # of FM towers. Many paging transmitters too. My AM car radio would go crazy with video buzz when I drove past it. We have learned so much more about RF exposure now. I have signs on rooftop sites showing the danger zones.
As far as the CHO talkgroup, it surprised me. The busiest user is the FBO with fuel orders going back and forth. Should they really be on a public safety system? The airport pd uses it too, all 3 or 4 of them. They used to be on 156.000. I guess they are on the trs to have interop with the county. That place isn't big enough for their own trs.
Lastly, I know what you mean about paying Motorola more money but I don't think it is really a problem with their users just my '396. I'm still tweaking the decode levels but can't find a magic number since it varies so much as you travel around.