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First impressions of Neotec II w/SRL headset
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<blockquote data-quote="RichDoyle" data-source="post: 1405075" data-attributes="member: 84694"><p>OK, mixed reviews on the FM. If I have line-of-sight to the transmitter tower it works fine even at pretty substantial distances. For example, my home is about 26 miles straight line distance to Bend and with no higher terrain between. Bend area stations are fine. As I head North, down into Prineville, however, I go down through a shallow canyon that cuts that off (and gets a bit further from Bend in the process) and reception gets scratchy. By the time I get into Prineville with higher terrain all around, these stations are pretty much unintelligible. When the signals get this weak the static level is marginally higher when riding North, when the right side of the helmet (where the antenna is located) is pointed away from the stations than headed West or South. Presumably my head is soaking up enough of the remaining signal to matter. I won't think much think much think much about that.</p><p></p><p>Many folks perceive that Eastern/Central Oregon is flat desert. But as many of you know it is pretty mountainous and canyonous (?) where one often loses one or more of cell, FM, and even XM signal. Auto antennae and sound systems are better at compensating for FM signal weakness, but still get somewhat static-heavy in the areas that I encounter all the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RichDoyle, post: 1405075, member: 84694"] OK, mixed reviews on the FM. If I have line-of-sight to the transmitter tower it works fine even at pretty substantial distances. For example, my home is about 26 miles straight line distance to Bend and with no higher terrain between. Bend area stations are fine. As I head North, down into Prineville, however, I go down through a shallow canyon that cuts that off (and gets a bit further from Bend in the process) and reception gets scratchy. By the time I get into Prineville with higher terrain all around, these stations are pretty much unintelligible. When the signals get this weak the static level is marginally higher when riding North, when the right side of the helmet (where the antenna is located) is pointed away from the stations than headed West or South. Presumably my head is soaking up enough of the remaining signal to matter. I won't think much think much think much about that. Many folks perceive that Eastern/Central Oregon is flat desert. But as many of you know it is pretty mountainous and canyonous (?) where one often loses one or more of cell, FM, and even XM signal. Auto antennae and sound systems are better at compensating for FM signal weakness, but still get somewhat static-heavy in the areas that I encounter all the time. [/QUOTE]
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