I'm trying to compare the sensitivity/range of the ax25 protocol for broadcast vs varahf beacon/chat. After a previous EDM exercise it seems that beacons really get out, but broadcasts not so much. Anyone do any testing or have any info?
Yes Rob, JS8 has 4 speeds and it can decode any one of them, so why not VARA. The thing is who can convince Jose to do this. Perhaps an EMCOMM group can do better than any individual!
There was a post about some imperical numbers a while back, SL1 for the Beacon vs SL5 for the Broadcasts. Let me do a search to find it.