Extended Operations
When operating in fringe areas at some distance from
the system, the other party may not receive your transmis-
sion clearly. Also you may notice that the background noise
will increase on received signals. Moving to higher ground
or moving closer to the system will help alleviate these
problems. If moving closer to the system is not practical,
communication may be improved by moving away from
shielding structures. At 800 MHz the wave length is very
short; sometimes moving a few inches to a few feet can make
significant signal strength changes. Finding the best location
can also be done while listening to the background noise
while moving about; attempt to find a spot where the
background noise is reduced to a minimum or eliminated
entirely. This may make the difference from not being heard,
to being heard loud and clear when operating in the fringe
areas of your system coverage.
The fringe distance will vary greatly in plains areas, hilly
terrain, and mountaintop sites.
Consult your Maxon Dealer regarding the specific opera-
tional range and coverage of the system(s) programmed
into your TM-4800 radio.
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