David, all the simulcasting RTCMs are driven by one node. <span></span><br><br>On Monday, June 6, 2016, David McGough <<a href="mailto:kb4fxc@inttek.net">kb4fxc@inttek.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Hi Joe,<br>
<br>
I'm not sure how you would pull off phase-coherence between nodes, even if<br>
you could phase-lock all the 9.6MHz clocks....You have to remember that<br>
the software on each node would have to be in perfect sync between each<br>
node as well.<br>
<br>
I think the bigger issue in overlap areas, with moving users, will be<br>
Doppler shift between the transmitter sites. With analog systems, Doppler<br>
shift is going to be a hard issue to resolve.<br>
<br>
73, David KB4FXC<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Mon, 6 Jun 2016, Joe Leikhim wrote:<br>
<br>
> There was mention on this board that drift of the 9.6 MHz clock causes<br>
> the CTCSS phase to shift. If this is the case, you will have audible<br>
> noise and possibly receiver CTCSS drop outs in overlap areas. You will<br>
> have distortion of audio frequencies as well.<br>
><br>
> Whatever solution to the 9.6 MHz clock must be phase coherent between<br>
> RTCM nodes .<br>
><br>
> I have no experience with RTCM, but am quite familiar with commercial<br>
> simulcast in the LMR world. I am lurking here because I see the RTCM as<br>
> a very affordable contender to the commercial products that exist today.<br>
><br>
> Joe K4SAT<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 6/6/2016 12:23 PM, Jeff Carrier wrote:<br>
> > The RTCM and simulcast DOES work. As mentioned before, you have to be<br>
> > using a transmitter that can accept a 10 mHz (or whatever) reference<br>
> > signal. You also need 1 PPS for your receivers and transmitter. You<br>
> > also need to sync the RTCM to your GPSDO (which I have not done). If<br>
> > you have not done all this you WILL hear some "funk" in the overlap<br>
> > areas.<br>
> ><br>
> > That "funk" can go from usable to un-usable depending on how strong<br>
> > the transmitters are in the overlap region.<br>
> ><br>
> > Pardon the "non-technical" terms. It does work but the law of physics<br>
> > do apply here.<br>
> ><br>
> > de K0JSC<br>
> ><br>
<br>
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