Hi, I haven't had much luck with the 46 MHz phones.  Also, like you said you 
can be heard on other phones and baby monitors, and other things like that, 
and not to mention scanners and some ham gear.  The 900 MHz phone I had 
before this worked really well in my college dorm where the walls were 
thick, and when I first started operating on the ham bands that is where it 
all started.  The 900 MHz phone I had at college and then brought home never 
worked that well here either.  I avoided 2.4 GHz for the reason that it may 
interfere with our wireless network.  As for the 900 MHz phone in my dorm, I 
was able to not only take it outside, but I could be down the road and 
around the corner and it would still work well, even in my classroom 
building when I was on the side nearest my dorm.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: new 5.8 GHz phone getting mixed reviews


> In a word, no. You're stuck with what you're stuck with. Remember
> that these phones still have to adhere to Part 15 rules. Remember,
> too, that 5.8 GHz is a *very* short wavelength, and it will propogate
> accordingly. Meaning it will have more trouble getting through walls
> and be pickier about line-of-sight and so forth. The real advantage
> to 5.8 GHz phones are that it's a less populated band and thus,
> you'll have fewer eavesdroppers and fewer sources of interference.
> Bear in mind that not only is your microwave oven operating pretty
> close to 2.4 GHz (and very broadbanded at that), but so is your
> wireless Internet connection, your XM or sirius radio (which can
> easily get wiped out by your microwave oven), your cordless phones,
> things like short-range video retransmissions, and goodness knows
> what else. Not such a problem on 5.8 GHz, but if it's range you're
> after, IMO your best bet is a 900 MHz phone. Well, actually, your
> best best bet is an old analog 46-49 MHz phone, but everyone under
> the sun can hear those, so you'd trade off some privacy.
>
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