because 5.8GHZ phones are just so very very interesting Lou!
But your right, there should have initially been an OT in front of the 5.8
thread as there was with the cordless phone thread.
Its really too bad that none of the 46/49MHZ phones had the digital
incription as the 900MHZ phones and all the modern ones do.
If they had tried that, we would still be able to use that band and get the
awesome range it provided.
Of course, 4 megs of band width compared to the nearly 30 or 40 that the
newer spectrums offer doesn't allow for very much band spacing in a crowded
urban area.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: new 5.8 GHz phone getting mixed reviews
> Why do I care about 5.8 GHz phones?
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 08:05 AM 4/5/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi Steve & Everyone;
> >
> >I found the best place in my area to shop for these cordless phones is
> >Sears.
> >
> >The sales people are pretty knowledgeable.
> >
> >I have gone to other stores and all they know how to do is hit the keys
on
> >the cash register.
> >
> >73 De Anthony W2AJV
> >[log in to unmask]
> >ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9:17 PM
> >Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] new 5.8 GHz phone getting mixed reviews
> >
> >
> > > Jeff,
> > >
> > > I've never heard of an option like that on any cordless phone,
although I
> > > believe that some of them will increase power on their own if the
> > > reception degrades. You may also find that some brands have better
range
> > > than others, and sometimes different models of a particular brand are
> > > better than others. Unfortunately, the models change so quickly that
even
> > > if you know which ones were good six months ago, it won't help you
today.
> > > I had very good luck with one model of GE, but when I bought a
different
> > > model, I couldn't even get 20 foot coverage. It might help if you
tell
> > > the sales person that you need a phone with lots of range, but then
again,
> > > you may still not know until you get it home and try it. You may find
> > > that you have to spend more to get the coverage you need.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 4/4/06 19:13 Jeff Kenyon wrote:
> > >>Hi Everyone, I've had this Uniden Phone for a day now, and have mixed
> > >>opinions about it. The reason I went with 5.8 GHz is because of what
I
> > >>have
> > >>read on here and other places with regard to range. This afternoon I
took
> > >>a
> > >>walk around the block and didn't notice any real big difference verses
my
> > >>900 MHz phone and I don't know if it is because the walls in my house
are
> > >>really thick or what. Tomorrow I am planning on trying to test it
again
> > >>with putting the transmitter in the window to see what happens. When
I
> > >>shoed the phone to my mother we got a call at dinner, and it was in my
> > >>pocket while I was down stairs, and the audio quality wasn't that
great,
> > >>and
> > >>again I think that it is because of the thickness of our walls. I
just
> > >>had
> > >>my step brother take a quick look in the manual to see if there is any
way
> > >>of increasing the power, but there doesn't appear to be anything in
the
> > >>manual, but what I am wondering on other 5.8 GHz phones are there
settings
> > >>for increasing power from the transmitter?
> > >
> > >
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>
> Louis Kim Kline
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