When we were out at sea he’d call home on Navy’s 500 watts and his sister would talk back on his 10kw rig.
His car a had 2kw rig with a Dual alternator and battery setup so the car wouldn’t die when he keyed.
Needless to say, he had his equipment seized several times.
Yeah, when you’re spreading that much power around, somebody is bound to notice (and triangulate).