<div dir="ltr">Who would think the baofeng would work so well, but I set up a cheap node with a homebrew sound fob, and I got better audio reports than my Motorola SM120! <br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>I set up 2 baofengs so I could have a full duplex repeater for close range (I don't have a duplexer, so the range is limited). <br><br></div><div>I used a VOX circuit for activation! The vox circuit will even activate on only a carrier , and was perfect for this. I decode tones in the radio then use the COS pin on the homebrew FOB.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QopvHGM-9_k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QopvHGM-9_k</a> (vox circuit)<br><br></div><div>And thats it! <br><br></div><div>•USB sound fob $13.00 FREE shipping <br></div><div>•Baofeng - $40-50 (2x if you want full duplex)<br></div><div>•Computer- My grandpas old Pentium 4 Dell dimension 8400 FREE<br></div><div>•Parts for VOX and sound mod - Simple transistors found in my parts bin, or could be salvaged off of broken electronics- FREE<br></div><div><br></div><div>Sound fob:<br><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829128002&cm_re=icusbaudio-_-29-128-002-_-Product">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829128002&cm_re=icusbaudio-_-29-128-002-_-Product</a><br><br></div><div>Discriminator Audio is a MYTH and the baofengs make perfect portable nodes! Great way to get on the AllStar air without paying a lot especially for young hams like me :-)<br></div><div><br><br></div><div>Skyler KDØWHB<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#38761d" face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Skyler Fennell</font><div><font color="#38761d" face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><a href="http://amsatnet.info" target="_blank">amsatnet.info</a></font></div><div><font color="#38761d" face="arial narrow, sans-serif">KDØWHB</font></div><div><font color="#38761d" face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:electricity440@gmail.com" target="_blank">electricity440@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div>
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