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Old April 29th, 2004, 08:18 PM
Guy A.
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Default Wattage and distance of GMRS two-way radios

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:23:05 GMT, "Jeff Durham"
wrote:


Here is my question -- on lake surrounded by woods where you do not have
line of sight to another person, how much distance can you really get
between the two units?etc.........


My experience with these radios has been largely negative. Even the
higher powered units are pretty much line-of-sight to be useful. Even
on big open water, they seldom attain the distances claimed. They are
fun to play with, but IMHO, not to be used for serious, reliable
communication.