Carl_in_NH

2-5 miles between two low power radios with decent 1/4 wavelength antennas mounted with a good ground plane (like mounting the antenna in the center of your hard top - mounting to the side of something will result in a asymmertic pattern, favoring one side) would not be unreasonable. The higher powered radios, 25-30 miles - line of sight without obstructions in between - would also be reasonable. Again, we're assuming many things that may or may not be valid.

Remember these radios are also quite old, and not state-of-the-art in terms of performance. You'd likely do better with modern radios - but also loose the military appeal of the older sets.

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-Carl

1971 M35A2C W/W
1986 M105A2
MEP-003A
MEP-017A