What is the typical reception range between 2-meter Amateur handheld radios?
April 16, 2010 - 10:22 pm
I’d like to know the typical range I could expect between two similar 5-watt radios (without the use of a repeater) in a typical urban environment with moderate trees and buildings.
hand held to hand held, urban location, VHF – FM….. perhaps 5 miles. Both antennas must be perfectly vertical to prevent polarization loss.
Remember that VHF and UHF is line of sight communications, with some really rare exceptions.
April 17th, 2010 at 3:37 am
hand held to hand held, urban location, VHF – FM….. perhaps 5 miles. Both antennas must be perfectly vertical to prevent polarization loss.
Remember that VHF and UHF is line of sight communications, with some really rare exceptions.
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April 17th, 2010 at 3:52 am
the antenna included with HTs is for convenience only, not for long distance communication. in order for the HT to work more than a mile you will need to use external antennas. For example a mag mount quarter wave mounted on a car roof. If you want to push out 5 miles, a portable 3 element yagi would be in order.
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