redghost wrote:
Good Lord! Imagine the onboard genset to power that 1500 watt radio. And the ANTENNA would be whipping the tar out of everybody for about 100 feet around as you drive by
Not many people run full legal power from a mobile radio. VHF radios in the 40-60 watt range are quite compact and, with a decent antenna, will give you five miles or so of range to another car, or considerably more to a well-situated repeater. At those frequencies increasing the transmitter power only helps you so much, because the earth's curvature eventually gets in the way.
David Brodbeck (N8SRE)
