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I'm testing using a power meter. I use my cheap Chinese one and I've used my friends actually good power meter and the my read pretty much the same on SWR, Power, Fwd, Reflected, etc. My feed line (I could be wrong as I bought it probably over a year ago) is RG8X if I'm not mistaken. I've tested it in my mobile and from 50 watts(MXT500), it seemed to only lose about a watt or so. So I'm not worried too much about cable loss. And by back of the radio I assume you mean power? The advertised power is 25 Watts, but this thing has been beaten into the ground and only puts out about 7 watts.

My area allows for 50 feet of height. I'm good.

Well also the numbers you're running aren't accurate. I'm power testing and getting 5-8 watts.

Yes but I live near a lot of hills and valleys. I literally live in a region called the valley. So I understand height is might. But I can only get so high eventually.

Well the issue is is that I am hearing everyone else but they aren't hearing me except in spurts. That's realistically with 5-10 watts. I assume the extra would be the boost I need. I just raised my antenna up by 4 feet and picked up 2 new repeaters. So now I'm about 34 feet off tbe ground. I have about 10 more feet of coax to use. I plan on getting a comet 460-470 antenna. About 10 feet tall. It would add another 7 feet or so to my system. So that coupled with the max watts I can get (50 of course) would be perfect.

Yes I understand that. The extra power would be for the neighborhood portion.

With the 50 Watt Mobile, the idea is not for general use. It is for back up comms when SHTF and I can contact my family. The extra 50 watts would be extremely helpful. My antenna system is NOT the best. But I do have it 30ish feet in the air. The repeaters give more than enough coverage, but I am interested in SIMPLEX use. Something I could do even if I packed up and left the state. I have 2 areas I live in, and they are no where close to each other. So relying on only repeaters is not what we want. And as for the one way paging system, I see your point. But that would only be so if the other end does not also get a high powered radio. I'm not worried about talking to every Joe Schmoe with an ozark trail or blackfin walkie talkie. In theory, this radio would be moved from a neighborhood area with obstructions, hence the need for the extra wattage, to a mountain top full of trees around it. The idea with that being IF I needed to hear others I should hear most of the transmissions from the bottom of the mountain. (the second home is in the mountains of Appalachia).

Well the issue is there's foliage in the way of LOS. My 5 watt sometimes can't push through trees when my 50 watt can. I imagined it was the same idea but from 25 to 100.

I appreciate the feedback. It actually would be for simplex. I hit repeaters for all 8 repeater channels/frequencies. I have family where we can barely hear each other when using a 25 watt mobile as a base. We both have roof antennas and both like the idea of simplexing, as repeaters could not work at any moment. There are some days where I can pick him up for a few seconds at a time, and his power generally reads 15W. My 50W mobile can make it to where he hears me for almost the entire tike with sporadic intererference. I feel woth the additional 50W it would almost never have drops in signal. My other idea is to get a 460-470 amplifier. The reason I choose gmrs is any people have cheap frs walkie talkies and could hear or talk back. I am aware of the 50 watt limit, but in a situation where I need to get ahold of my family I would like the additional power for guaranteed communication.

Hi there! I am on a search for a theoretical radio. This is a very similar question I had in another thread but a more clear and concise thing I'm trying to find. Before I was looking for a unicorn that I realize does not exist. At all. (Was looking for a 100 watt dual band). I've come to a different question (a theoretical one). If anyone can reccomend a UHF radio, specifically around 462.xxx. (I realize what I'm about to ask for may be more 450-470). I'm looking for a 100 Watt UHF analog specific radio, not expensive that will just burn money. I can't get an APX8500 and drop 5000. Thanks all, and yes I'm aware I'm looking more for a LMR radio or retired public safety.

Not your fault lol. I'm gonna return it. I'm just looking for the unicorn and you never know what there is lol. It's an Amazon purchase. No harm no foul. But now I know QYT is untrustworthy! 50-75w my butt! Try more 5-15w

How much does a full setup usually run? What are the real power ratings? Will it say 110 watts and actually give me 30? Will it say 40w on 450-470 and actually give me 10? Lol. Just bad experiences with dual bands.

My hypothetical is a radio that transmits at least 50 watts on 144-154 mhz, and 50 watts on 400-470. But the problem I run into is any radio that does that (in theory) actually pushes out 7 watts on the GMRS and UHF ham spectrum and 10 watts on the VHF Ham spectrum. But I've noticed on MURS it commonly produces more power. But weirdly I've noticed the WX channels (162) is where the power is centered!!! I got 58 watts on a 50 watt radio, 28 watts on a 5 watt radio (BF UV5R) and 38 watts on a 25 watt radio! (With a dummy load of course.) But the usable bands (that I perceive as usable, being 144-148 151-154 420-450 462-467) are all completely underpowered with the exception of 151-154. I guess for the base I might wanna look into Amps instead huh? Unless you have a unicorn I'm not aware of lol! Thanks

Definitely not cheap lol. Also I may be wrong but those do not exceed 40 watts do they?

I bought one. Was delivered to me today. Played with it for about an hour. Power readings... more than sad. I was getting 10 watts for VHF and 7 for UHF. When will my search end? Lol. That'll be a return. I would have been okay if it dropped to 40 watts out of the 75!!! Oh well. No money lost in the end.