FrozenPhoenix
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- Jul 18, 2014
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Hello All,
I am very new to the Ham Radio scene and had a few questions that I was hoping to get some insight on. I have always been interested in Radios and decided to start studying for my technician exam so I can use some radios on an upcoming road trip. We will be driving 3 vehicles for about 1500 miles. We plan to use the radios to communicate between vehicles. I am ordering 3 Baofeng UV5Rs for this purpose. I unfortunately cannot set up any external antennas, so we will be using the included antenna.
1. Will this radio have sufficient range to communicate between 3 vehicles? (I expect we will not be more than 2-3 miles apart at any given time)
2. Given that we will be using the included antennas and be inside our vehicles, what is the maximum range we can expect?
3. What channels would you all recommend for this? Is there certain channels that would be less crowded?
Thanks for all of the help in advance.
I am very new to the Ham Radio scene and had a few questions that I was hoping to get some insight on. I have always been interested in Radios and decided to start studying for my technician exam so I can use some radios on an upcoming road trip. We will be driving 3 vehicles for about 1500 miles. We plan to use the radios to communicate between vehicles. I am ordering 3 Baofeng UV5Rs for this purpose. I unfortunately cannot set up any external antennas, so we will be using the included antenna.
1. Will this radio have sufficient range to communicate between 3 vehicles? (I expect we will not be more than 2-3 miles apart at any given time)
2. Given that we will be using the included antennas and be inside our vehicles, what is the maximum range we can expect?
3. What channels would you all recommend for this? Is there certain channels that would be less crowded?
Thanks for all of the help in advance.