[Rhodes22-list] Electronics

[John Lock]

At 06:02 PM 3/31/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>Any radio performs better with a better antenna.  The antenna and wiring is
>a big part of the cost.  Regular VHFs are less expensive than hand-held,
>and, I think, have more powerful high range.

Also, some handhelds have an external antenna port (or use a standard 
connector for their whips), so you could plug them in to a masthead 
antenna if you needed some extra range.  However, FCC regs limit 
handhelds to 6-watts of transmit power while fixed-mounts can be up 
to 25 watts.  So, you're never going to get the same range from a handheld.

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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