1 July 2012, 20:01
(1 July 2012, 19:38)The Local Ned Wrote: I already have an old walkie-talkie lying around somewhere , and from previous experience using it , unless we have a prepper within 2 miles of me I won't be able to contact any of you.
Even with a base station using a half wave antenna ( silver rod - 18ft ) and rg8 coax my best range was something like 5 miles on a good day.
Even when using a burner.
Just 5 miles with a big antenna like that seems very low. Do you live at the bottom of a cole mine??
I get better range than that with a 1/2 watt handheld on 70cms.
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