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i live in ocean county nj and we have buildings and stuff i want to know what the distant would be with 4 watts portables would be....
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fineshot1
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If your talking portable to portable than its gonna be about a 1/2 mile to a mile, maybe a little more but not by much.
If your talking portable to base then perhaps a bit more depending on the base power out and antenna variables.
Your mileage may vary.....
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ok i im ordering the radios hopefully next weekend so thats why i want to find a repeater that we can use
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if we had open terrain would it be more?
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perhaps - too many variables for anyone to predict with accuracy.
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I live in Ocean County as well, and given the terrain and foliage in the area, I have used UHF at about 2 miles max with 2 GP300 UHF radios with whip antennas. On a side note, I've gotten up to 3 1/2 to 4 miles on VHF portable to mobile in the woods of Southern Ocean County.
It's hard to say exactly what distance you get. The antennas you use, battery capacity and power, how you hold the radio, and where you are are all variables. Open area with no obstructions will give you the maximum range, which could be anywhere from 2 miles to 5. Individual results may vary.
It's hard to say exactly what distance you get. The antennas you use, battery capacity and power, how you hold the radio, and where you are are all variables. Open area with no obstructions will give you the maximum range, which could be anywhere from 2 miles to 5. Individual results may vary.
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ok thank you for everyones response !!!
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wait, that cant be true. If it a 4 watt commerical portable. like vertex or motorola then it should be 2-5 miles on simplex. I live in NYC and I get 3.5 miles to a someone in queens. And i live in the heart of brooklyn. So the least should be 2 miles. i even get people in Manhattan on 4 watts.
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That's why xlt601 and I added "Your mileage may vary....." to our responses cause everyone's experience will be a little different depending on variables.
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First, that '4 watt portable', if it's one of the 'bubblepack' radios, is probably actually 1.5-2 watts ERP.
Second, once you reach 1-2 watts, power is essentially meaningless for simplex communications.
Antenna height and terrain is everything.
In completely open terrain, with antenna heights (handheld) about 5 feet, say, over seawater, your range MIGHT reach 4-6 miles. In urban areas, you'll be lucky to get 1/2-1 mile. Downtown center, consider yourself lucky to get 1/4 mile.
Before buying radios, you should find out if there are any repeaters in your area, and whether you can get permission to use them if there are. If you can, you need to find out what sort of radio you need to access them. Some do not use the 'common' CTCSS tones, some use multiple tones (different transmit and receive tones), etc. You cannot use a repeater without permission of the owner.
Second, once you reach 1-2 watts, power is essentially meaningless for simplex communications.
Antenna height and terrain is everything.
In completely open terrain, with antenna heights (handheld) about 5 feet, say, over seawater, your range MIGHT reach 4-6 miles. In urban areas, you'll be lucky to get 1/2-1 mile. Downtown center, consider yourself lucky to get 1/4 mile.
Before buying radios, you should find out if there are any repeaters in your area, and whether you can get permission to use them if there are. If you can, you need to find out what sort of radio you need to access them. Some do not use the 'common' CTCSS tones, some use multiple tones (different transmit and receive tones), etc. You cannot use a repeater without permission of the owner.
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achually its a vertex vx-800, I live in a very congested area in brooklyn yet i'm to to speak to someone in queens who is almost 4 miles away from me on simplex. It does varies, but i believe where ever you are you should get at least 2 miles with a 4/5 watt portable on simplex.
too bad, since most of nyc repeaters are down do to jammers & pirates. espcally the almighty 675 repeater. aka ch 20.
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