Practical comms fixes.

[harrypalmer]

At a very basic level your hand helds are not much more than line of sight, the signal goes straight up (which is why we can talk to the ISS) but does not really 'bounce much as high frequency short wave does. A better antenna will help a lot but don't expect too much from these rigs certainly in woodland and mountains.

If you get your foundation license you can then access repeater stations and kick your signal on and in a group situations your group can use 'talk through' to keep in touch.

What sort of rigs are you running? Also take a look at RAYNET, you don't need a license to join and you will learn a lot, I enjoy my times with them http://www.raynet-uk.net/

Look forward to talking to you in the future

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