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    Hmmmm read that article and from my use of PRS (personal radio service ) here in NZ (477mhz) it's not quite as bad as he makes out. I have a friend about 5 miles from my home to his and we can talk simplex on handheld baofeng radios no problem at all.... he's in the country and i'm in town.... might be different in a city though. And CB radio 5 miles..... you have got to be kidding me. I regularly talk to a mate from my mobile to his mobile, we are 60 miles apart with a mountain range between us and we can talk just fine on SSB , AM is a total waste of time at that distance. I don't know where they come up with the stuff in these articles but I think it must be the worst case scenario there talking about. If all I could do is 5 miles on my CB radio I wouldn't bother with it. Even when I go to the city (Wellington) here in NZ I can still talk 20-30 miles on my CB .

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    When I read that article I thought that guy wasn't well versed in radio because there is too many different factors that control range of signal!

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    Sun spot cycles, which is at a minimum now, affect even short distances. Tricks can be played using the solar energy to propel or even back scatter a signal to areas unreachable any other way. Two good clean 100 watt PEP SSB will get a good 120 miles, mobile to mobile and 200 miles base to base on omni antennas and whips. Beam antennas can enlarge an area of borderline signals and enhance solar effects during peak cycles.

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