Just curious if anyone can suggest any particular /\/\ radio that has fast DPL decode time. I realize DPL in general is slower to decode, but I just moved to an area (out in the middle of nowhere) that uses DPL on all of their frequencies, and my Saber I UHF is doing a horrible job of decoding -- I routinely miss the first words or the unit's designator. (Every once in a while, it will decode fast and be fine... but that's pretty rare...)
I'm sure its a long shot that any particular model would be better than another, but I just wanted to get a few opinions.
Best radio for DPL?
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I believe that the notion that DPL decodes slower than PL is a myth, and there was an extended thread on this board about 10 months ago where some enterprising folks generated some empirical data that confirmed that it is a myth.
If you are experiencing clipped receive, I suggest one of two things may be at work. First, your receive radio may have a feature (variously named, such as DOS squelch) enabled that squelches audio for a fixed period after tone detect to allow the MDC squawk to pass unheard. If the system you are listening to isn't using MDC, or if it is but its pre-time is short and your DOS squelch holdoff is long, you'll miss the first word or two. Second, if the system is using MDC and has neither enabled the senders' "sidetone" nor trained their guys well, the sender may be transmitting over his own MDC, which everyone will hear as a clipped transmission.
We have systems running using DPL and virtually every type of M portable there is, including old Sabers, without having a clipping problem.
If you are experiencing clipped receive, I suggest one of two things may be at work. First, your receive radio may have a feature (variously named, such as DOS squelch) enabled that squelches audio for a fixed period after tone detect to allow the MDC squawk to pass unheard. If the system you are listening to isn't using MDC, or if it is but its pre-time is short and your DOS squelch holdoff is long, you'll miss the first word or two. Second, if the system is using MDC and has neither enabled the senders' "sidetone" nor trained their guys well, the sender may be transmitting over his own MDC, which everyone will hear as a clipped transmission.
We have systems running using DPL and virtually every type of M portable there is, including old Sabers, without having a clipping problem.