BOATS AND CELL PHONES - Page 2

Gringo · 10-28-2008, 02:03 PM

Werent the old ana-log ( I can't believe this goody two-shoes software is censoring the first four letters of a signal description!!) bag phones a lot more powerful, like 5 watts or something as compared to a 200 milliwat limit on something held next to your head? I could be wrong on the numbers,but I think I am right on the relative order of magnitude of the transmitter outputs.

Robja · 10-28-2008, 02:12 PM

Bag phones used to be 6 watts and the new phones today i think are 3/10 of a watt.

Mackey · 10-28-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clt_capt

I had a motorola an al og bag phone until last year It was fixed Mounted and I had a big antenna- I could usually get 40 - 50 miles with it.

Since Alltel dropped an al og service, I would up switching to a digital Motorola bag phone and added an antenna booster - I get 20 - 30 miles now.

I know that there are antenna boosters available (fixed mount) that allow you to use your normal cell phone and extend your range, but I haven't used one.

Where did you get your digital Motorola bag phone and who is your carrier ? Is your phone the Motorola M800 Bag Phone ?
Thanks

bri4s · 10-28-2008, 03:38 PM

We offer a product by M-TECH that is wireless amplifer package that gives a 40db gain at 3 watts 800 mhz and 2 watss at 1900 mhz.It supports up to 4 users at one time.The range varies on where the cell tower is located on land.

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10-28-2008, 02:12 PM	#12
Robja I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,803 Credits: 4,784.8 Boat: Whoever needs help with fuel Home Port: Southport Best Catch: 150 lb Tarpon & 65 lb Dorado	Bag phones used to be 6 watts and the new phones today i think are 3/10 of a watt.