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Yes, but this one seems more limited vs. the Gotenna - - Gotoky: only 0.5 W of power vs. the Gotenna's 2 W - uses FRS channels UHF vs. Gotenna's use of the MU
by kbaker 11y ago
Yes, but this one seems more limited vs. the Gotenna -
- Gotoky: only 0.5 W of power vs. the Gotenna's 2 W
- uses FRS channels UHF vs. Gotenna's use of the MURS VHF bands, which have better propagation
I'd think even though they claim 5 mi line of sight, they would struggle to get 1/4 to 1/2 miles of range in normal city/event operation. They do even claim as much (<0.2 miles in Concerts and Events.)
I think the Gotoky is really just an FRS radio for your phone, while the Gotenna has quite a bit more capabilities.
- dogma1138 11y agoThe transmit power is due to the frequencies they support FRS is "capped" at 500mw, MURS requires 2W for all channels. As such 500mw is a standard transmit power for most 2 way handsets even "high end" consumer ones. http://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_xu/products/consumer-two-way-radios/t81h.html http://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_xu/products/consumer-two... FRS handsets are still by far more common and you can communicate with GMRS stations which are more common as far as emergency services go.
- meatmanek 11y agoAnother interesting regulatory hurdle when using FRS is that you are only allowed to transmit data once per 30 seconds, and packets can only be 1 second long. [1, p.11] 1. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title47-vol5/pdf/CFR-2009-title47-vol5-part95.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title47-vol5/pdf/CFR-...