A always go by the "seat of the pants" figure - a watt per mile. It's generally true as far as *REALIABLE* communications. Everytime I say this, I get floods of stories from guys banging their fists on the table telling me about how they takled skip and all that jazz. Being a Ham Radio operator, trust me, a watt per mile is the normal range. In town, it may be reduced though due to buildings and such. Do yourself a *BIG* favor and spend the $50 or so for a K40 antenna. It recieves better, transmits better, etc. Using an SWR meter, I tuned it at about 1.2:1 across all 40 channels. Even if you don't have the antenna adjusted right, I still got the absolute worst reading of 2.1:1 Hope I've been of some help... Oh yes, with my K40, I generally get 6 to 8 miles reliably... On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Linda J. Bartnik wrote: > Hey all, > Now that I've got my new cb toy, I was wondering what the useful working range > would be. It's a 4-watt transmitter with a whip antenna, a bit more than 3 feet > long. any ideas? Oh, by the way, it's mounted on top of a bus :) > > Sean > > ______________ Nebraska: The Good Life-"I guess that's why we have the | \ Erin Lassley:95MexiShel| highest gas tax in the nation." | Located in | 72 Teal Green SBeetle |-------------------------------- | good ol' \ 74 SunBug - 66 Bus |Famous quotes: "You drive a what?" |___ Beatrice, NE,| 63 Ragtop Bug |"My friend got killed in a head-on |40 mi. south \--------------------|in one of those." "You're weird." |of Lincoln. |e-mail: |"Wanna drag? HA HA HA" "Put a |_____________*__\ silent@ltec.net | small block chevy in it."
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