Someone was mentioning the skip problem with CBers and someone else said just switch them to FM and that would end the problem. Doesn't skip have more to do with frequency than modulation?? Would all modulation types skip the same?
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FM skip
- Thread starter NeoHam
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RatsoW8
Supporting Member, W9WDX ARC Member - WD8T
You are correct. Propagation (skip)has to do mostly with frequency and not mode. That someone was spreading another CB myth.
I've worked a bunch of DX on 10 meter FM. I'm talking about contacts in other countries vs. stateside band openings which hams don't consider DX.
I've worked a bunch of DX on 10 meter FM. I'm talking about contacts in other countries vs. stateside band openings which hams don't consider DX.
Skip is determined by frequency and not mode so you are correct in your thinking. FM is less likely to cause interference to electronics than AM or SSB. FM also has what is called capture effect which means a signal even slightly stronger than another signal will override the weaker signal completely and be heard without the weaker signal interfering.
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