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Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 May 2005 11:32:12 -0600
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it would probably be for very wide coverage, like regional within 60 or 70
miles on ssb i would think.
Be interesting to see who is using it and find out a little more about why
they chose such an unusual system for their communications.
73
Colin, V A6bkx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: 220 ssb system


> Hi Collin and the rest of the group.  This I think is to tune the radio to
> the signal, but I guess to the user it sounds like standard FM, but I can
> tell you that from what I've been able to gather from monitoring with my
> THF6A this system in my area isn't for in-building coverage at all.
>
>
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>
> On Tue, 3 May 2005, Colin McDonald wrote:
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> > the tone could very well be a dcss tone or something similar...perhaps a
> > ctcss tone to key the bass radio or what ever other portible station =
> > they
> > are talking with.
> > What sort of agency uses this system?
> > I would think they probably dont utilize repeaters on ssb? or what ever
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> > form
> > of it this is?
> > If so, then just like on fm they might be using a continuous tone to key
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> > the
> > repeater or to send some sort of radio identification to the control
> > station.
> > Might also be a fault with the type of radios they are using or =
> > something to
> > do with the environments they are transmitting from.
> >
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
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