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@mac.com wrote:
From: Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Educate the Manufacturers To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@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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