Bill,
About the only thing I know for sure after working sats for a very long time is that full-duplex is by far the best way to go.
"once I figure out how to tell my xyl I need another radio"
Wait till the XYL wants something like an expensive trip or new furniture and then throw the radio into the mix. The better option is to buy the radio on the down low and then in the unlikely event that she discovers it just try to look pathetic and sort of shrug and mumble some technical nonsense.
73 tom... W9KE (also a scuba diver back in the day)
On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Bill Dillon bill.g.dillon@gmail.com wrote:
For a semi-clueless, riff-raff newbie, this has been an enlightening discussion. I will endeavor to go full-duplex, once I figure out how to tell my xyl I need another radio. ;-)
73,
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