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On 12/27/2010 5:13 PM, Phil N6TCT wrote:
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I spent a lot of time in my basement last year trying to answer
the
question of packet decode performance.<br>
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Thanks!!<br>
<br>
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One thing I did learn is that radio-TNC combo matters and that
some
experimentation is necessary to get the best results from a given
radio
and TNC.<br>
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Yes, absolutely.. I also cringe when encountering a digi at a
serious com'l roof top site; the digi being a tnc, un-shielded
cables, nothing mounted/ grounded, and a typical Icom, Kenwood, or
Yaesu radio. No circulators, no ground kit on the coax, etc. Real
sites deserve/ demand real commercial radios installed properly.
You'd be amazed how much better a digi can work with adherence to
known installation practices. <br>
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"Commercial" guys don't do this for no reason and to waste money.
They do it to get optimum performance out of their radio systems. <br>
<br>
System is the correct word - all of it from the antenna to the wall
cord must be done right. <br>
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Another lesson is that a service monitor is a great thing to have,
and
I wish I got one a long time ago.<br>
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Yup! Even a very basic one will serve to tell you that things are
set up properly. <br>
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