In article , steelgtr_
says...
Explanation?

thx

bob



BDK wrote:
In article ,
says...
In article . net,
says...
So it never was possible to hear both sides of the conversation on
one freq., even back in the analog only days?

Only if you had two receivers, each tuned to one of the two
frequencies involved.



Umm, incorrect.

BDK





Well, not that I myself ever actually did it ;), but most of the time,
both sides were heard. I've been told that sometimes only one side could
be heard, then when it would switch to a new cell and jump freqs, both
sides could be heard, and vice versa.

BDK

In article ,
says...
So it never was possible to hear both sides of the conversation on one
freq., even back in the analog only days?

Only if you had two receivers, each tuned to one of the two frequencies
involved.

Umm, incorrect.

OK, so please provide the =correct= information.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb6ojs_steve

In article ,
says...
In article ,
says...
So it never was possible to hear both sides of the conversation on one
freq., even back in the analog only days?

Only if you had two receivers, each tuned to one of the two frequencies
involved.

Umm, incorrect.

OK, so please provide the =correct= information.



I just did...

In my last post..

BDK

In article ,
says...
In article ,
says...
In article ,
says...
So it never was possible to hear both sides of the conversation on one
freq., even back in the analog only days?

Only if you had two receivers, each tuned to one of the two frequencies
involved.

Umm, incorrect.

OK, so please provide the =correct= information.



I just did...

In my last post..

BDK

So I noticed, thanks.
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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb6ojs_steve

Most of the 2 ghz. point to point cell "hand off" links are digital.
The landline side transmission probably is digital. There are some analog
cell phones still in use but in time everything will be digital.

steelguitar wrote:

Thanks, Gary

Technically, exactly what is going on to prevent 2 sides of the call?

thx

bob

Gary wrote:
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 03:22:10 GMT, "steelguitar"
wrote:

Hi

My friend has an unblocked scanner and can only hear one side of the
conversation (cell). Yes, he is listening to the base, not the mobile
frequencies. He says he thinks he is hearing the land line side of
the conversation only because he will hear a tech support guy or a
business talking at times.

What can I tell him?

Take your pick:

1. Welcome to 2003, where cell monitoring is mostly a thing of the
past.

2. Keep scanning, you might occasionally find someone using an older
phone, and in that case you will hear both sides.

3. Get a second receiver, subtract 45 MHz from the base frequency,
and listen for the mobile on that frequency. However, for this to
work, he would need a very tall antenna, in a very strategic location.
Remember, we're talking about low power devices. You may be able to
hear the cell site miles away, but you will be lucky if the cell phone
can be heard the same distance as an FRS radio can.

4. Try cordless instead.

In rec.radio.scanner john wilson wrote:
a bunch of stuff .. but what I want to know is ..

How is it that you can post 4 or 5 "replies" to different messages and
have each 'reply' *start* a thread, not continue a previous thread?

Richard in Boston, MA, USA