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I have a couple of the BF-8HP's that work great with a NA-701 Antenna. 20 plus mile range through repeaters. I can't figure out the difference with the UV-82C. Is it just the FCC certification?

What is the optimal handheld setting with regards to Narrow vs. Wide-band when working with a repeater. Is there a trade-off of distance vs. clarity? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

Hopefully this is interesting ... if not please let me know... and you can have the moderator remove the thread. I live in Dr. Phillips and have been doing some reception/distance checks on Mouse XXX in preparation for the Bay Hill Golf Tournament. (I will be walking the course) My testing methodology is that my wife stays at home base and I walk with my handhelds to see when the signal begins to break up. Results so far... 1) South end (Bay Vista Estates) to Bay Hill North - Great Coverage. In fact when I was on Sand Lake Road the coverage extended all the way to the border of the Ocoee/Winter Garden. 2) Today I went to I-Drive and Sand Lake... no problem. 'Restaurant Row' totally covered with excellent coverage. However, their may be an issue with tall buildings (Hotels) because GMRS is LoS for optimal performance. I hade some issues when I wandered behind the tall buildings on the corner. Tomorrow, I will walk I-Drive from Sand Lake to 528 and do performance checks. Sea World should be a 'piece of cake' More to follow.... The tests are with GMRS compliant radios running at <_ x-watts Bottom Line so far is 1) I am amazed of the performance of the repeater ... 2) This could be huge for the I-Drive / Universal / Seal World business (tourist) corridor for members that may be coming to the tourist area and want to keep track of different family agendas.

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