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You mean we aren't suppose to inhale any nitrous oxide???? I figured a little for me and a little for the race engine was a good thing.

Or a bit too much nitrous oxide.

New guy here and learning what I can. In my readings it sounded like making a new channel for repeaters is best; ie. Channel 31. Do I need to input the offset/direction or is it auto/hardcoded in the H3GMRS radio? thanks.

Another update. RT Systems has released the Mac versions for the following Wouxun models: KG-XS20G/KG-XS20G Plus KG-935G/KG-935G Plus KG-Q10G KG-Q10H KG-1000G/KG-1000G Plus Note: for versions that have a regular and Plus models, there will be two different installers inside the Zip or DMG files. Make sure to select the correct one.

Everyone sounds drunk.

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Yes, I am familiar with those towers and use them occasionally. You have already granted me access. Thank you for that and thanks for giving me the scoop on Frida 700.

It's definitely fascinating tech. I can see why digital is so appealing, but I just can't get used to the sound.

you won't be happy with a simplex repeater but if money is your controlling factor, try it out.. it's cheapo enough..

Relax. Every "hobby" has subjects that come up from time to time and elicit opinions guaranteed to create chaos. Heck, after over a century of coexistence, asking which is better .45acp or 9mm will result in weeks of debate on firearms forums.

The eff sea seas says every 15 minutes if you are conversing that long. Otherwise when you plan on not talking anymore call out your ID.

What version of Windows are you running?

The Frida 700 Station Has Never Been Built Out Or Put Into Service. Some Folks Like To Post A Station To Mark A Geographic Area They Are Considering For A Repeater Someday. The Problem Is That "Someday" Doesn't Seem To Happen. You're Welcome To Put In A Request For My Niles 725, It's In Service & Has A Good Footprint For South Western Lower Michigan & Northern IN. You Will Also Receive The Indiana Osceola 600 Which Covers A Portion Of Southern Michigan As Well........

I have definitely listened and have heard nothing. I have no idea how to message the owner.

"Driver install failure!" is what I get when I click on install.

Thanks a lot for your reply. It is helpful…... my bad for posing a question that must have been beat to death here.

I'm sure if it was possible that's what would have been done. Some of the comments I've read said the DVSI code was selected also due to it's low bandwidth requirements, a feature of the algorithm used. That allowed decent sound quality in the allowed bandwidth. At the time some felt it wasn't possible even using digital methods. The simple version of DVSI's algorithm involved a quick analysis of a snapshot of a small time slice of the audio. The resulting info was used to derive variables that were then transmitted. Those variables then were inserted in an algorithm that "simulated" the human vocal track as a filter for multiple sine wave and noise sources. The output of the filter is a simulation of original human speech. That's why it sounds a bit weird because its NOT a compressed direct digital conversion of the original voice. One of the main complaints is the simulated speech lacks some of the subtle nuances of the original speaker, thus for some people making it difficult to tell who it is they are hearing, even though the speech is very readable. One other problem is the algorithm is highly optimize for human speech ONLY. Back ground sounds, like wind noise, sirens etc confuse the crap out of the the process. I was reading a long thread on another forum years back where firefighters were VERY concerned about this. The radio manufactures had to implement various solutions in their radio's audio path to mitigate those issues. Some did a better job that others. This likely accounts for the comments where people claim some digital modes sound better even though they use the SAME EXACT codec. The sound quality likely even varies between manufactures using the same digital voice mode and codec. Also don't forget that modes like DMR uses time slicing, i.e. TDMA slots, so the number of available bits that could be used for improved sound quality are missing verses a mode like P25 which has a higher bit rate I believe. Each digital mode has a fairly complex signaling scheme for communications, which of course consumes bits which could be used for better sound quality by transmitting more parameters to be used in the voice reconstruction process. Some of those bits are used for error correction. Also when Motorola grafted encryption on to MotoTrbo they had to use some of the error correction bits for the encryption info. Some have noticed when DMR enhanced encryption is used the voice quality can degrade a bit. One can really go down the rabbit hole on this topic. It's not as simple as it first appears.

Probably, and in most cases, yes - but as @SteveShannon pointed out, there are many other factors - and, as he also mentioned, you need to try it in the real world - and you should listen to him because he is an official & licensed H.E.R.D.

Message the owner? Listen on simplex. That will tell you if it’s active.

Can you give the exact wording, or a screenshot of any errors or messages you received?

Regarding the Red's repeater controller: first, nice job of testing it out. Seems like it has some nice features. Question: As I see in reviews of the Surecom, there is a practical problem where when recording audio (on the incoming transmission) if there is a pause in the speech the controller will think that is the end of the transmission and then start the repeat playback. When in fact the incoming transmission is not yet finished and thus only part of the statement will get repeated. How did you find that the Red's behaves under such a condition? thanks for any info.

It's located near me in Michigan. I put in a request a month ago and haven't heard anything back. I don't know if it's still active or not. Any info would be appreciated.

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Drive will not install. It failed.

Of course it makes sense to do it this way. After all it is just voice communications, not audiophile quality needed for land mobile service. I just hate the compression it causes. A lossless CODEC would help sound quality at the expense of bandwidth.