I'm trying to compare the sensitivity/range of the ax25 protocol for broadcast vs varahf beacon/chat. After a previous EDM exercise it seems that beacons really get out, but broadcasts not so much. Anyone do any testing or have any info?
Rob ve3ggr
Thanks Gary, excellent answer, helps alot.
Here is 1 post that indicates SL1 (Beacon) is about 9dB more sensitive than SL5 (KISS ASYNC Broadcast)
https://www.varac-hamradio.com/forum/varac-emcomm-discussion-forum/feature-request-broadcast-speed-level-setting
There was a post about some imperical numbers a while back, SL1 for the Beacon vs SL5 for the Broadcasts. Let me do a search to find it.