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Sun May 18 08:56:28 PDT 2008


>> When your neighbor can see you, that means you can also see it, isn't
>> it?? Secondly, if you are in the transmitting range of your neighbor
>> then isn't your NEIGHBOR definitely in you range??

This is a dangerous assumption and is completely invalid in any radio =
work.  TX power, battery level, local noise and many more variables can =
'destroy' this assumption.

Ed Todd
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From an earlier message:</FONT></DIV>
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your neighbor can see you, that means you can also see it, =
isn't<BR>&gt;&gt;=20
it?? Secondly, if you are in the transmitting range of your =
neighbor<BR>&gt;&gt;=20
then isn't your NEIGHBOR definitely in you =
range??</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a dangerous assumption and is =
completely=20
invalid in any radio work.&nbsp; TX power, battery level, local noise =
and many=20
more variables can 'destroy' this assumption.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ed Todd</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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