Odd radio behavior
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 11:23 am
This weekend I observed some odd radio behavior, and I'm just curious who else has noticed this.
Aboard a boat, one radio used a 3-to-4-foot-long antenna on top of the T-top; a second radio was a handheld attached to my PFD. Both radios were tuned to channel 68, a fishing tournament channel with lots of traffic.
Sometimes the boat's radio would receive a very loud and clear signal on 68, and my handheld would not receive anything.
Sometimes my handheld would receive a very loud and clear signal on 68, and the boat's radio would receive nothing.
This behavior was really odd and made me wonder how much radio traffic I was missing.
My handheld is a Standard Horizon HX870, and the boat radio was also Standard Horizon.
Antenna theory is fascinating, and I'm sure the explanation is complex.
Has anyone else experienced this type of thing?
Aboard a boat, one radio used a 3-to-4-foot-long antenna on top of the T-top; a second radio was a handheld attached to my PFD. Both radios were tuned to channel 68, a fishing tournament channel with lots of traffic.
Sometimes the boat's radio would receive a very loud and clear signal on 68, and my handheld would not receive anything.
Sometimes my handheld would receive a very loud and clear signal on 68, and the boat's radio would receive nothing.
This behavior was really odd and made me wonder how much radio traffic I was missing.
My handheld is a Standard Horizon HX870, and the boat radio was also Standard Horizon.
Antenna theory is fascinating, and I'm sure the explanation is complex.
Has anyone else experienced this type of thing?