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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

What would be best for a 60 mile range/reach? Is that possible with handheld?

No. 60 miles with a handheld would be impossible UNLESS you're flying in an airplane. I've flown with my HT and reached 100 miles plus, but then again I was at 20,000 feet so it was easy to do. On the ground, no way. I was really pushing it just being able to key my own repeater from the distance I did. Likely any audio I'd have tried sending would've been unintelligible.

I can easily get 60-90 miles on my 2Meter rig using my beam. My vertial (omnidirectional) I've managed to get as far as 150 miles, but that was with a good amount of ducting going on.

I don't see the UV5R being markedly better than the UV5. Might have a few bug fixes here and there, otherwise same functionality.

26 posted on 08/30/2013 5:50:41 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))

To: usconservative

“No. 60 miles with a handheld would be impossible UNLESS you’re flying in an airplane. “

1,500 above the surrounding areas on a small mountain top (Mt Herman, Palma Lake, CO) and we hit 60 miles. About the limit at 5 watts and that height.

29 posted on 08/30/2013 6:44:49 PM PDT by CodeToad (Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off. -786 +969)

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