Date:         Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:34:11 -0500
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From:         cmoran@cswnet.com (Colin A Moran)
Subject:      Re: cb range?

>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
>
Hello Sean,
     I have a slightly tweeked Pace 8041 and a K40 60" antenna, the antenna
is mounted on top of the van with a maganetic base.  I average 8 to 10 miles
for recieve and 3 to 5 miles  transmitting, over fairly flat terrain.
Weather sunspots and terrain make these ranges highly variable.  Have fun
with the new toy. :-)
Colin A Moran

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance,
baffle them with bull sh*t.

 '86 Syncro GL

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