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So if the parameters were in dBd with their respected reduction in strength (dBi-2.15db) then the resultant output would still be correct only because the calculations were consistent and done with all dBd gains instead of dBi? The answer they give is in dBm, what would it be if you used dBd gain measurements?

So no one has any opinion on the calculation from Online Radio Mobile?

So we can call it 2.145 to make it more complicated.

The only time I want snow is on Christmas eve and day, 1/2" is fine. Just to make it festive. And if it snows on New Years Eve that's OK too. But the same 1/2" max. Just to make it pretty

I'm not even close to Montana but we just got our 2nd round of small snow in a week. Thought spring had come and we were done with winter. 1st one was just enough to get some on the windshield And the 2nd enough to cover some ground, roofs and cars

When they said use it like a base station it never entered into my mind that it would be a fully functional radio, not even once. I figured you could transmit on the channel it was currently programmed to. I started out with the RT97S and that's how that one worked and I just assumed the RPT50 would be the same. It's nice to have the microphone so you don't need to have an HT to communicate if you are in the same room as the repeater. They did change the firmware again but when I got my repeater I was able to load all 16 channels, I have 8 setup as analog and 8 set up with digital tones. So it's easy to switch if it becomes necessary and I don't have to break out into programming.

I'm not sure the SCOTUS would call that constitutional.

One of the worst part of our political system is playing only to the next election. Never thinking about 10-50 years down the line. Just 2, 4 and 6 years at the very best which is far short from keeping a country viable. And it's sickening that right after an election within weeks they are always talking about their next election.

Like a big sucking sound....

And of course that's with the lowest bidder too.

Their QC is probably look at one in a thousand and stamp the rest. No way every one gets tested at some of those prices. I've worked at a govt sanctioned military supplier and each part gets a thorough scouring and inspections. A $100 part turns into a $1000 part because of this.

When you only look at one aspect of the equation ($$) you are bound to get screwed in other ways.

Didn't know we were talking about the trade imbalance. That happens because of protectionism of other countries. It's harder to get into other countries import system than it is to get into the US system and their tariffs are usually much higher than when they sell into our country.

Well I'm always saying the LRG repeater, so it should be understood.

The good thing about mass production is you can lower costs and pass it on. The bad thing is if you have a production issue it runs until someone catches it.

I don't think the main reason is we forgot. The main reason is profit and greed. Environmental regulation here in the US is overwhelmingly expensive to deal with and over there they just don't care. Along with cheap labor and govt subsidies providing benefits to those who export from overseas to the US.

So since I'm IDing, no CW is required. Don't have plans on stranger to stranger use of the repeater.

I like my $25 TidRadios and think for the price they are fantastic. I've had several bad ones because I've bought 14 of them. All replace as easily as making a polite email. I've yet to have a good radio go bad. Only radios that never worked to begin with.

As you can see Randy, I don't care about heads exploding. As a matter of fact it's really fun to watch.

Here's a question. I know that when you set up a repeater for family use only the repeater doesn't need to self ID. And if it's a public repeater with many users it does need to self ID. But what if I have a family repeater and invite someone to use it, basically only to converse with me since we are friends and he won't really be talking to any of my other family members. Since I'm the repeater owner and I ID myself at the required times as well as my friend using his own ID. Does that mean the repeater needs to self ID?

We as Americans pay for the R&D of all the medications and the rest of the world get the real price without that added in along with the patent fees and such. And if this isn't specifically true it certainly seems as if it is. I would think it should be the other way around where the American companies would give it's own citizens the deals and hike the prices on other countries to make up the difference.

It was always a stupid idea to rely on other countries for vital things that we can produce ourselves. Always comes down to greed and not need. This and the next administrations need to follow through and make all vital products and services to be made in the US. The huge transformers that are needed for the major parts of the grid are made overseas and take 2 years to get after you order them. Does this seem like a good strategy?

And Socalgrms complains constantly about cheap chynese radios that have some QC issues. Looks like the big boy have the issues too but no one is going to mention them because they paid big bux for the radio.

dBi numbers are bigger therefore you can sell more antennas.