Re: Metronet radios

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Jack wrote:

> The
> choice of these radios is strange because one of the recs from
> Glenbrook was train to train coms. This system in normal working doest
> provide that unless you happen to know the run number of the train you
> wish to speak to.

Even if you do know the run number, you still can't talk to another train.
Only the handportables can communicate directly with another driver, and in
my experience, that only worked about 20% of the time.

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David Johnson
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