[amsat-bb] Re: Educate the Manufacturers

[Trevor .]

Clint, 

Can you name a specific manufacturer that claims their equipment is "Full Duplex" when it isn't ?

I note Yaesu say the FTM-350 as well as being "Full Duplex" does:
 
"For emergency work, or to extend the range of a hand-held unit, the FTM-350R includes Cross-Band Repeat capability."

Now it seems to me the Cross-Band Repeat facility wouldn't work if it wasn't full duplex.

73 Trevor M5AKA

--- On Thu, 16/12/10, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com> wrote:

> From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Educate the Manufacturers
> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Date: Thursday, 16 December, 2010, 21:02
> >> ... but Kenyeacomco Model
> XYZ-123 claims it is "full-duplex" ...
> 
> Several of us have tried for years to properly educate the
> manufacturers and marketing departments of ham radio
> transceivers. What they term "full-duplex" is usually a
> radio with two, independent VFOs - but the "sub-band" can
> NOT be monitored while we key up on the other.
> 
> Clint, K6LCS
> http://www.work-sat.com
> 
> 
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