Stylishxone767
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I bought a couple of UV-82HP radios and I was wondering what type of range I can expect in simplex. These would be used mostly in a relatively flat wooded area with very few buildings. What were your experiences?
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UV-82HP Range
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That all depends on terrain and weather.You should get 5 miles and up to 15 if you are totally unobstructed,its line of sight.So basically its not simple math,it has a few factors.For best results get a Nagoya or Diamond high gain antenna like a RH-77CA.I have a uv-82 and its not the HP and I can get from my ht to a base from NJ to NYC,which is ten miles away.
Will depend on your power setting as well. Motorola puts it something like this, for their FRS/GPRS radios:
35 miles, mountaintop to valley. Five miles, open water. Three miles, light woods. One mile or less, "neighborhoods", i.e. typical 1-2 story woodframe homes.
Note that UHF is basically line of sight, which puts limits on the range. Line of sight for two radios, six feet above ground, is about three miles even at sea or in the desert. Line of sight between two mountaintops can be 128 miles.
So your range will vary with the power setting, and what stuff is blocking the signal. Your body (a big sack of water) also blocks radio signals pretty well, if it comes between your radio and the "other" one.
35 miles, mountaintop to valley. Five miles, open water. Three miles, light woods. One mile or less, "neighborhoods", i.e. typical 1-2 story woodframe homes.
Note that UHF is basically line of sight, which puts limits on the range. Line of sight for two radios, six feet above ground, is about three miles even at sea or in the desert. Line of sight between two mountaintops can be 128 miles.
So your range will vary with the power setting, and what stuff is blocking the signal. Your body (a big sack of water) also blocks radio signals pretty well, if it comes between your radio and the "other" one.
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That's like asking, "How high is up?" Too many variables to give an accurate answer.
Stylishxone767
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I was asking for your experiences. Of course there are many factors. Im not looking for a specific distance. But like the GMRS radios I own, Ive routinely gotten out to a mile and yes in perfect conditions, ive done futher. But thats not the norm. So that wouldnt be the answer id expect.
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If you hook it up to something like an Ed Fong Jpole and hoist it up into a tree, your results could be surprisingly good! Same goes for a base set up. I hooked a UV5R to my 2m/440 roof antenna, and was able to hit repeaters 30+ miles out!
toastycookies
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Depends.
bama9999
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I've not done any simplex work with mine so far, but from inside my house, using my UV-82HP, I can routinely work a repeater approximately 20 miles away, using the stock antenna, and I can hear another repeater that is about 35 miles away. I also have a Nagoya 771 antenna for it, but I see no improvement over the stock antenna.
Depends. Simplex is much different than repeaters [height, receiving antenna of repeater, etc.]. Simplex anywhere from a couple of blocks to a mile or two as a general rule. You specifically mentioned wooded areas, so don't expect much more than maybe 5 miles with good antennas.
Stylishxone767
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If i got 5 miles Id be more than satisfied. Im hoping for 3 to 4
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