Never seen a handheld with 25W output.

"krj" wrote in message
...
Depends on antennas and line of sight. A 25 watt with mast mounted
antenna (50'), and 25 watt at the house with a mast mounted antenna of
say 30' will give a line of sight distance of 14.68 nm. Should be able
to work 15-20 miles. Same as marine VHF.
krj

Doug Dotson wrote:
Not very good range unless there is a repeater around.

Doug, k3qt
s/v Callista

"krj" wrote in message
. ..

Technician ham license and two 2 meter radios.

Brad wrote:


HELP
This has likely been covered before.
I want to purchase some affordable 2 way radios so that I can leave 1
at the cottage, and take the other in the boat so we can communicate
effectively.
It'd be nice if they had noaa weather too, but not mandatory.

Tried 2 FRS (cobra and something else (can't remember)) that were
supposed to have 6 and 5 mile range respectively. They didn't work
beyond several hundred yards!!

Any suggestions on something you've used and worked would be most
helpful.

Thanks

Brad