Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The bumfeng doesnt meet the selectivity limits set in the specification. It also didn't meet the fixed antenna requirement, although that was dropped in 2019.
I "work" in serach and rescue. The main comms are DMR, but we carry 446 for backup inter-team comms, for example, when the team splits in two search around a wooded area (code words used, nothing useful to anyone in the clear) and the difference between Bumfengs and Icoms is astonishing for both range and quality of Tx signal. The signal strength diminishes to a point that the Bumfengs cease to discriminate and receive a good half mile or more sooner in open terrain, and the audio on the Icoms is first class.
I "work" in serach and rescue. The main comms are DMR, but we carry 446 for backup inter-team comms, for example, when the team splits in two search around a wooded area (code words used, nothing useful to anyone in the clear) and the difference between Bumfengs and Icoms is astonishing for both range and quality of Tx signal. The signal strength diminishes to a point that the Bumfengs cease to discriminate and receive a good half mile or more sooner in open terrain, and the audio on the Icoms is first class.