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Re: TuneIn app smartphone vs Ham

Author: Pdxrailtransit

Date: 06-02-2018 - 15:30

Spectronics Wrote:
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> Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > While I still use my mighty 30 channel Bearcat,
> > sometimes it's handy just to use the TuneIn app
> on
> > my smartphone which links to Railroad
> Radio.net.
>
> I was at Fullerton with my Yaesu VX-170
> (PRODUCTION DISCONTINUED IN 2009) . Also at
> Fullerton was people using railroadradio.net on
> their phone .
>
> My Yaesu would grab signal live as it was
> happening and broadcast it .
>
> It would take Railroadradio.net several seconds
> of delay to finally broadcast the signal I already
> received .
>
> Odd .

That would certainly figure seeing as how the internet packets have to bounce around in a couple of server farms before they make it to your phone. Plus there is also the buffering on the app itself.

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Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Spectronics Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > While I still use my mighty 30 channel
> Bearcat,
> > > sometimes it's handy just to use the TuneIn
> app
> > on
> > > my smartphone which links to Railroad
> > Radio.net.
> > 
> > I was at Fullerton with my Yaesu VX-170
> > (PRODUCTION DISCONTINUED IN 2009) . Also at
> > Fullerton was people using railroadradio.net on
> > their phone . 
> > 
> > My Yaesu would grab signal live as it was
> > happening and broadcast it .
> > 
> >  It would take Railroadradio.net several
> seconds
> > of delay to finally broadcast the signal I
> already
> > received . 
> > 
> > Odd .
> 
> 
> That would certainly figure seeing as how the
> internet packets have to bounce around in a couple
> of server farms before they make it to your phone.
> Plus there is also the buffering on the app
> itself.

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