I want to talk to someone on simplex within 8-10 miles in a relatively flat suburban environment. Assuming the use of a 20 watt base station for both parties, and both using the same antenna.
Would a j-pole (or other omni directional antenna) make this happen?
Or would a yagi be necessary? Assuming we could both point the yagi at each other.
Should be able to get the antenna mounted on the roof, probably sitting around 20-25' depending on the antenna size.
I'm tempted to buy a couple options and just experiment, but was wondering what y'all have tried in a similar situation.
Or is this all outside the capability of the UHF bands on GMRS?
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I want to talk to someone on simplex within 8-10 miles in a relatively flat suburban environment. Assuming the use of a 20 watt base station for both parties, and both using the same antenna.
Would a j-pole (or other omni directional antenna) make this happen?
Or would a yagi be necessary? Assuming we could both point the yagi at each other.
Should be able to get the antenna mounted on the roof, probably sitting around 20-25' depending on the antenna size.
I'm tempted to buy a couple options and just experiment, but was wondering what y'all have tried in a similar situation.
Or is this all outside the capability of the UHF bands on GMRS?
Thanks!
Jake
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