Message from @Tervy
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cancelled, gonna order a F8HP
I want the most coverage for emergency service listening autism
1.25m tends to be used for local stuff, like airsoft teams and shit like that
see i don't know if 5W vs 8W is that significant
might be?
over 1/3 more power
so probably helps a lot
depends on the range you want to have
if I were a good student and remembered my circuit analysis and design lectures
I'd be able to explain all the differences
seeing as we had to build our own transmitters and receivers for a robot
those few extra watts do jack shit range wise unless "perfect weather" scenario
4W + good antenna can do 10 miles(15kmish) on good day
8w in theory has near double range but irl its more +4 to +6 miles if even that
but most likely tad bit more penetration rangewise
and having that 8w radiation next to your head / balls
:D
4 to 6 miles can be quite a big difference if you live in a densely populated area
double the power is like 1.4x range on paper before the weather etc problems iirc
sure double the gain on the antennas and you double the distance pretty much (and battery usage :P)
but yeah unless its line of sight the extra sending power wont do much
some hooligans are smoking weed near my house
I can smell it
ofc youd be most likely using repeaters. soo if you happen to have smartly place repeaters then sure 8w could come in use
luckily I have good line of sight from where I'd be using the radio
@Semi Truck mc Clusterfuck don't most Emergency services encrypt their traffic these days?
@Matthew who knows? I hope not, I live in a drug infested city, so all the arrests tend to be crackheads running around naked and shit like that, so I want to listen in on that
Literally just install an app on your phone
that's no fun
I like the autism shopping
kinda like tim, just less extreme
for now
most police comms are encrypted
at least the dispatch part
the normal chatter can be still over plain waves/car to car radio
so the extra 3 watts aren't really worth cancelling and reordering for would you say?
@onoderaSecurity depends 100% of your usage
i live in a somewhat urban area, i've been just thinking about it
europe doesn't use 220 like america does im pretty sure
Just booted up mine, apparently there's a shooting in Texas right now. 10k people listening.