Trip to Reddish Knob to Play Radio

[marcspaz]

Hey folks... one of the big things many new users (and some of us old guys) enjoy doing is figuring out how far their radio can reach.  It's always fun to contact someone from say 80 or 100 miles away on a handheld radio.  In September of 2023, we went as a group up to Reddish Knob and played Radio for the afternoon. Everyone either used their handheld radio, mobile radio, and some extravagant "portable" setups to see what kind of range they could get from the mountain top. With GMRS (and some amateur radio) being a line of site service, its possible to make contacts from as far as 150-180 miles away while we are up there. I personally talked about 162 miles.  We had a great time.

 

Does anyone have any interest in doing something like this again this Spring? Just bring whatever gear you want to test out... you can try some of my gear, etc. It is paved all the way to the top of the mountain and any vehicle can access it.